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Top Foreign Office official Olly Robbins to leave post after Mandelson vetting row

Sir Olly Robbins has effectively been sacked after his department did not inform the prime minister that Lord Mandelson had failed security vetting. The Foreign Office's top civil servant is leaving his post after his department did not inform the prime minister that Lord Mandelson had failed security vetting for the role of US ambassador. The BBC understands Sir Keir Starmer and Foreign Secretar... [5205 chars]

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