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Cabinet Office suggested Mandelson did not need security vetting, says Robbins as he describes ‘pressure’ from No 10 – UK politics live

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Olly Robbins was forced out as Foreign Office permanent secretary over the Peter Mandelson security vetting revelations in the GuardianThe hearing has started.Emily Thornberry, the chair, started by saying that Robbins did not tell the whole truth about this process when he gave evidence to it in November. Continue reading...

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