Starmer Fires Senior U.K. Civil Servant Over Mandelson Revelations

Scritto il 17/04/2026
da Michael D. Shear

Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s office confirmed that Peter Mandelson, the former envoy to the United States, had been appointed despite failing to pass security vetting checks.Olly Robbins in London in 2019. Mr. Robbins, the top civil servant in the British Foreign Office, was fired on Thursday night.