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  1. Senior Civil Servant Departs Amid Vetting Controversy

    Olly Robbins leaves Foreign Office after Peter Mandelson's security vetting was overruled. Questions about PM Starmer's knowledge.

    #OllyRobbins, #PeterMandelson, #SecurityVetting, #ForeignOffice, #UKPolitics

    newsletter.tf/head-of-civil-se

  2. The Head of the Foreign Office's civil service has resigned. This follows a controversy where Peter Mandelson was cleared for a US ambassador role despite failing security checks.

    #OllyRobbins, #PeterMandelson, #SecurityVetting, #ForeignOffice, #UKPolitics
    newsletter.tf/head-of-civil-se

  3. I can't be the only person who thinks both that Olly Robbins deserved to be fired AND Kier Starmer has terrible judgement and is entirely responsible for the mess he is in.

    Oh has he got things to say about all corruption he was part of now he's lost his job? Great, but let's not pin a medal on him.

    #OllyRobbins #ukpol #KierStarmer

  4. I can't be the only person who thinks both that Olly Robbins deserved to be fired AND Kier Starmer has terrible judgement and is entirely responsible for the mess he is in.

    Oh has he got things to say about all corruption he was part of now he's lost his job? Great, but let's not pin a medal on him.

    #OllyRobbins #ukpol #KierStarmer

  5. I can't be the only person who thinks both that Olly Robbins deserved to be fired AND Kier Starmer has terrible judgement and is entirely responsible for the mess he is in.

    Oh has he got things to say about all corruption he was part of now he's lost his job? Great, but let's not pin a medal on him.

    #OllyRobbins #ukpol #KierStarmer

  6. I can't be the only person who thinks both that Olly Robbins deserved to be fired AND Kier Starmer has terrible judgement and is entirely responsible for the mess he is in.

    Oh has he got things to say about all corruption he was part of now he's lost his job? Great, but let's not pin a medal on him.

    #OllyRobbins #ukpol #KierStarmer

  7. I can't be the only person who thinks both that Olly Robbins deserved to be fired AND Kier Starmer has terrible judgement and is entirely responsible for the mess he is in.

    Oh has he got things to say about all corruption he was part of now he's lost his job? Great, but let's not pin a medal on him.

    #OllyRobbins #ukpol #KierStarmer

  8. Vetting Row Casts Shadow Over Mandelson Appointment

    Sir Olly Robbins gives evidence on Lord Mandelson's US ambassadorship vetting. Find out why he did not tell Sir Keir Starmer.

    #MandelsonVetting, #OllyRobbins, #ForeignOffice, #UKSecurity, #Parliament

    newsletter.tf/robbins-explains

  9. Vetting Row Casts Shadow Over Mandelson Appointment

    Sir Olly Robbins gives evidence on Lord Mandelson's US ambassadorship vetting. Find out why he did not tell Sir Keir Starmer.

    #MandelsonVetting, #OllyRobbins, #ForeignOffice, #UKSecurity, #Parliament

    newsletter.tf/robbins-explains

  10. Vetting Row Casts Shadow Over Mandelson Appointment

    Sir Olly Robbins gives evidence on Lord Mandelson's US ambassadorship vetting. Find out why he did not tell Sir Keir Starmer.

    #MandelsonVetting, #OllyRobbins, #ForeignOffice, #UKSecurity, #Parliament

    newsletter.tf/robbins-explains

  11. Vetting Row Casts Shadow Over Mandelson Appointment

    Sir Olly Robbins gives evidence on Lord Mandelson's US ambassadorship vetting. Find out why he did not tell Sir Keir Starmer.

    #MandelsonVetting, #OllyRobbins, #ForeignOffice, #UKSecurity, #Parliament

    newsletter.tf/robbins-explains

  12. Sir Olly Robbins is explaining his actions regarding Lord Mandelson's security vetting to MPs. This follows questions about why Sir Keir Starmer was not told about the vetting outcome.

    #MandelsonVetting, #OllyRobbins, #ForeignOffice, #UKSecurity, #Parliament
    newsletter.tf/robbins-explains

  13. Sir Olly Robbins is explaining his actions regarding Lord Mandelson's security vetting to MPs. This follows questions about why Sir Keir Starmer was not told about the vetting outcome.

    #MandelsonVetting, #OllyRobbins, #ForeignOffice, #UKSecurity, #Parliament
    newsletter.tf/robbins-explains

  14. Sir Olly Robbins is explaining his actions regarding Lord Mandelson's security vetting to MPs. This follows questions about why Sir Keir Starmer was not told about the vetting outcome.

    #MandelsonVetting, #OllyRobbins, #ForeignOffice, #UKSecurity, #Parliament
    newsletter.tf/robbins-explains

  15. Sir Olly Robbins is explaining his actions regarding Lord Mandelson's security vetting to MPs. This follows questions about why Sir Keir Starmer was not told about the vetting outcome.

    #MandelsonVetting, #OllyRobbins, #ForeignOffice, #UKSecurity, #Parliament
    newsletter.tf/robbins-explains

  16. CW: UKpol: Rafael Behr on Keir Starmer's mis-direction

    "Mandelson's ease in the milieu of sleazy plutocracy, his fluency in elite codes of geopolitical clientelism – these were his courtier’s calling cards. The traits that should have disqualified him from the job were mistaken by Starmer for credentials."

    The always-insightful Rafael Behr on Keir Starmer's use of Peter Mandelson.

    theguardian.com/commentisfree/

    #KeirStarmer #PeterMandelson #OllyRobbins #Labour #UKpol #RafaelBehr

  17. If you believe #KeirStarmer has a habit of throwing people under the bus to hide his own political moves & serve his personal ambitions, you're are right. I didn't need to hear #FCDO chief & #Whitehall stalwart #OllyRobbins give a painfully-measured-yet-damning testimony today to know #Starmer had backstabbed him in the #Mandelson vetting case, then lied to Parliament. This is the Independent article that showed me how much independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli

    #EpsteinFiles

  18. CW: UKpol: Marina Hyde on Keir Starmer and his scapegoating habit

    The ever excellent Marina Hyde on Keir Starmer's insatiable need for fall guys.

    "It’s almost as if all branches of history lead to a discussion about Keir Starmer’s bad judgment. The only person who doesn’t judge this to be the situation is Keir Starmer, which is another instance of his bad judgment. Monday found him chuntering away at the dispatch box like an arsonist complaining about the price of matches."

    "Starmer has morphed into the least appealing classroom character of all – the kid who blames everyone else for everything, snitching on anyone he can and dropping them in it to save himself."

    Hyde's always worth reading.

    theguardian.com/commentisfree/

    #MarinaHyde #KeirStarmer #PeterMandelson #OllyRobbins #UKpol

  19. LIVE: Former UK foreign office official Olly Robbins questioned over Mandelson vetting

    Former foreign office official Olly Robbins, who was sacked over his role in the Peter Mandelson vetting scandal, gives evidence to parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee. #UK #Politics #OllyRobbins #Mandelson #Parliament #ForeignAffairs #Vetting #Inquiry #live #Reuters #News Keep up with the latest news from around the world:

    fllics.com/en/video/live-forme

  20. LIVE: Former UK foreign office official Olly Robbins questioned over Mandelson vetting

    Former foreign office official Olly Robbins, who was sacked over his role in the Peter Mandelson vetting scandal, gives evidence to parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee. #UK #Politics #OllyRobbins #Mandelson #Parliament #ForeignAffairs #Vetting #Inquiry #live #Reuters #News Keep up with the latest news from around the world:

    fllics.com/en/video/live-forme

  21. I am in awe of the exquisite veneer of fake politeness which the English ruling class uses when expressing utter contempt for someone who they are trying to skewer. 😈

    Here, #EmilyThornberry MP wields her knife into #OllyRobbins with brutal gentility. She is only a small step short of the most vicious phrase in the English language: "with the greatest possible respect".

    The curse of #Mandelson continues to both shock and entertain.

    #ukpol

  22. #UKgov says #OllyRobbins overruled UK Security Vetting, and gave Peter Mandelson #DevelopedVetting status, without telling ministers what #UKSV found. So they fired Robbins. See e.g. The Guardian: archive.ph/sMAc9

    Such deceit of ministers would end the career of any civil servant. But the govt story is that Robbins as head of the #ForeignOffice went completely rogue to tell ministers what they wanted to hear about a political appointment of top diplomat. Not credible.

    #BullShit

    #ukpol