Keir Starmer sacks Foreign Office chief Olly Robbins over Mandelson vetting

Keir Starmer sacks Foreign Office chief Olly Robbins over Mandelson vetting

Daily Star April 17, 2026

Sir Keir Starmer has lost confidence in Foreign Office chief Sir Olly Robbins after the department overruled security vetting to clear Peter Mandelson as UK ambassador to the US