Starmer 'Put a Nuclear Bomb' Under Mandelson Row by Sacking Olly Robbins

Starmer 'put a nuclear bomb' under Mandelson row by sacking Olly Robbins

Sir Keir Starmer's decision to sack Olly Robbins put a "nuclear bomb" under the Mandelson scandal, Harriet Harman has said.

Starmer vs Robbins: Why the Mandelson row keeps getting worse

Starmer vs Robbins: Why the Mandelson row keeps getting worse melissa.ittoo Thu, 23/04/2026 - 13:38 Former FCDO permanent secretary Peter Ricketts joins the podcast team to work out where a week of blame and counter-blame has left the government. 1 Podcast Institute for Government No Civil service Policy making Public appointments Ethical standards Supporting policy making Labour Prime minister Permanent secretary Starmer government Number 10 F…

The wrath of the ‘Blob’: Starmer triggers dangerous war with Whitehall

Civil servants have lost trust in the U.K. prime minister after he fired another one of their top performers — and now some are out to get him.

Questions around Keir Starmer’s future and judgement amid Mandelson row

Keir Starmer has denied pressuring civil servants to grant security clearance to Lord Mandelson on Wednesday.

UK PM Keir Starmer Denies Exerting Pressure to OK Mandelson Appointment Amid Escalating Vetting Scandal

Starmer responded to the allegations hurled by the former top civil servant at the Foreign Office, OIly Robbins, who said at Westminster that No 10 had shown a "dismissive attitude" towards Mandelson's vetting.

Good judgement is a Christian ethic. Starmer’s Mandelson blunder ...

The Bible teaches us that right judgement is a vital part of godly leadership. Yet the chaotic appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador reveals more than civil service protocol failures – it exposes a prime minister dangerously lacking in discernment, says Rev George Pitcher