Dossier
Washington ambassador
Coverage of Washington ambassador in the Nexus archive.
- Olly Robbins’ account of Mandelson vetting piles pressure on Starmer
Olly Robbins, a former top Foreign Office official sacked by Keir Starmer, testified that Downing Street pressured the civil service to approve Peter Mandelson's appointment as Washington ambassador despite vetting concerns. Mandelson received access to classified briefings and the Foreign Office building before security clearance was granted.