Senior Official to Leave Foreign Office Amid Mandelson Vetting Controversy
The senior official at the Foreign Office is set to leave his position after it was revealed that Lord Mandelson did not pass security vetting for the role of US ambassador.
According to the BBC, both the prime minister and the foreign secretary have lost confidence in Sir Olly Robbins.
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This development follows the government's confirmation that the Foreign Office disregarded the vetting agency's recommendation and permitted Lord Mandelson to assume the ambassadorial role.
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