Blame game deepens over Mandelson vetting scandal - The Latest

责任推诿在曼德尔森审查丑闻中加剧 - 最新进展

Today in Focus

2026-04-22

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The Foreign Office chief sacked over the Peter Mandelson security vetting scandal has finally given his side of the story in an explosive appearance before MPs. Olly Robbins told the foreign affairs select committee that he faced ‘constant pressure’ to get Mandelson in post as US ambassador as soon as possible, and claimed Downing Street took a ‘dismissive’ attitude to vetting. It came a day after Keir Starmer accused Robbins of ‘obstructing the truth’ about the vetting process in a high-stakes appearance in parliament. Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s political editor, Pippa Crerar. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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  • the prime minister's judgment or lack of judgment in appointing Peter Mandelson.

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  • The former Foreign Office chief sacked over the Peter Mandelson vetting scandal revealed by The Guardian has finally

  • given his side of the story in an explosive appearance before MPs.

  • From The Guardian's Today in Focus, this is The Latest with me, Lucy Hoff.

  • Well, we 're thrilled to have Pippa Creera,