Key points from sacked official at heart of Mandelson vetting row54 minutes agoKate WhannelPolitical reporter
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Sir Olly Robbins, the former top civil servant at the Foreign Office, is giving evidence to MPs on the foreign affairs committee about his role in vetting Lord Mandelson to be the UK's ambassador to the US.

It comes after Sir Olly was effectively sacked last week after it emerged his department had granted the peer security clearance for the role in January 2025, against the recommendation of security officials who vetted him.