Politics July 13, 2026 at 9:52 AM

Ex-Foreign Office boss launches legal challenge after being fired by Starmer over Mandelson scandal

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Sir Olly Robbins was sacked after it emerged Peter Mandelson did not pass crucial security checks to become US ambassador

Ann Widdecombe defended Nigel Farage’s re-election bid in Clacton as “the right course to take” in her final TV intervie…

Ex-FCDO top civil servant says he was given ‘irrational’ reasons for firing amid Peter Mandelson vetting scandal UK poli…

Robbins is suing the government over Keir Starmer’s decision to sack him as permanent secretary at the Foreign Office Ol…

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