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Sacked official Olly Robbins hits back at Starmer's team over Mandelson vetting crisis
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- Sacked official Olly Robbins hits back at Starmer's team over Mandelson vetting crisis
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
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- Downing Street has denied that it created an "atmosphere of pressure" with regard to vetting Peter Mandelson, rejecting claims by sacked Foreign Office official Sir Olly Robbins.
The former top official said on Tuesday that No 10 held a "dismissive approach" towards the vetting, and that the Foreign Office found itself under "constant chasing" from Downing Street officials.
He was speaking while giving evidence to MPs over his handling of the vetting process for Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador.
Asked whether No 10 recognised that description, Sir Keir Starmer's spokesperson responded: "No"
"I reject that characterisation," the spokesperson said, "I think there's clearly a difference between asking for updates on an appointment process and the idea of being dismissive about vetting.
"I would draw a distinction between the idea of pressure and being kept informed about the process and the progress of the appointmen...
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- Tim Cook is stepping down as Apple after 15 years and his replacement has a serious problem to solve
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
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- John Ternus takes over on September 1st, inheriting a company that has fallen badly behind in the AI race. Apple has had to turn to Google for help fixing Siri, while rivals have raced ahead. The clock is already ticking on his first major test — an AI overhaul expected in June.#apple #timcook #johnternus #iphone
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- How special day of commemoration for Queen Elizabeth II unfolded
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
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- The King has recorded a heartfelt tribute to his "darling Mama" to mark the centenary of her birth and praised her "steadfast" devotion to "the people she served."
He acknowledged the many challenges and issues nationally and across the globe that may have caused her reason for concern, and renewed his “own solemn pledge of duty and service to you all”.
The late Queen would have turned 100 on April 21, and the King said her existence should be celebrated as a “life well-lived” rather than marking an “absence” ahead of a series of royal events that will honour her on Tuesday.
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- RSPCA warns viral pet trends can cross the line #itvtonight #pets #rspca
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
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- The RSPCA says it has seen a rise in online animal cruelty linked to viral challenges.
It warns pets should only be filmed if they are comfortable, safe and showing natural behaviour.
Watch ITV Tonight’s Pet Stars: Can My Pet Pay My Bills? on Thursday 23 April on ITV1 and ITVX.
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- Watch ITV News LIVE as Kemi Badenoch calls for Labour MPs to remove Starmer
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- 8 days ago
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- Sir Keir Starmer and Downing Street were determined to appoint Lord Mandelson as US Ambassador at all costs - the man sacked over the vetting scandal, told MPs today.
Sir Olly Robbins, the former head of the Foreign Office, said Downing Street put him under constant pressure to give Mandelson the green light, and had no interest in whether he'd passed security vetting or not.
The damning evidence places the Prime Minister in even greater difficulty over his judgement and competence.
In the Commons, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said Sir Keir's error in appointing Mandelson decision had put national security at risk and repeated calls for him to resign.
In other news, President Trump told ITV News that America will get a deal with Iran "one way or another", as the ceasefire between the US and Iran is due to end tomorrow.
And the King and Queen have led a day of commemorations marking the 100th anniversary of the birth ...
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- Bolton cat racks up millions of views with workout videos #itvtonight #cat #pets
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
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- Mia the cat became a lockdown social media hit after her owners built obstacle courses from household objects.
Some of her videos have attracted more than 100 thousand views.
Watch ITV Tonight’s Pet Stars: Can My Pet Pay My Bills? on Thursday 23 April on ITV1 and ITVX.
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- Golden retrievers help owner quit nine-to-five job #itvtonight #pets
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
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- Ursula’s three golden retrievers have built up millions of followers online.
Brand partnerships now generate enough income for her to focus full time on managing their social media careers.
Watch ITV Tonight’s Pet Stars: Can My Pet Pay My Bills? on Thursday 23 April on ITV1 and ITVX.
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- WATCH IN FULL: MPs hold emergency debate over Mandelson vetting scandal
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
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- MPs are back in the Commons for an emergency debate around the vetting process during and after Lord Mandelson's appointment as US Ambassador.
Earlier, the former Foreign Office boss who was sacked over the scandal told a parliamentary committee that No 10 held a "dismissive approach" to vetting in Peter Mandelson's case, which created an "atmosphere of pressure".
Sir Olly Robbins was sacked by the prime minister last week for "deliberately" keeping him in the dark over Mandelson’s failure to pass security vetting checks before he was appointed.
But speaking in front of the Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday, Robbins said there had been pressure from Downing Street to clear the appointment, and an expectation that Mandelson "needed to be in post and in America as quickly as humanly possible."
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- Why can't MPs call each other liar in the Commons?
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
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- Reporter Lewis Denison explains why MPs are usually barred from calling each other 'liar' in the House of Commons.
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- Usain Bolt's advice for teen sprinting sensation Gout Gout
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- 8 days ago
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- Eight-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt has some words of wisdom for teen sprinting sensation Gout Gout.
The 18-year-old Australian smashed the under-20s 200m world record earlier this April, which was set by Bolt back when he was a teen.
In an interview with CNN Sports, Bolt discussed the pressure his fellow athlete is under and reflected on his experience being in the spotlight at such a young age.
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- Starmer v Robbins: Why top official's evidence is 'devastating' for the PM
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
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- Keir Starmer is under fresh pressure over his controversial decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as US Ambassador.
Explosive testimony from sacked top Foreign Office official Olly Robbins has revealed there was “constant pressure” from Number 10 to push the appointment through - raising serious questions about how the decision was made.
On Talking Politics, Tom and Robert break down Robbins’ appearance at the Foreign Affairs Committee - and why the decision to sack him seems to have backfired on Starmer.
Why are these latest revelations “devastating” for the PM? Was Olly Robbins made a scapegoat? And could this scandal rival the scale of Partygate?
Listen to this week’s episode to find out.
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- Salmon on cocaine swim almost twice as far, according to a new study
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
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- Researchers from Griffith University in Australia monitored in a Swedish Lake, and found they swam 1.9 times farther per week and dispersed up to 12.3km farther across the lake.
Cocaine is increasingly detected in rivers and lakes
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- Surrey bunny Herbie hops into record books as world’s oldest living rabbit
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
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- Herbie, a lionhead rabbit from Surrey, has become the world’s oldest living rabbit at 15 years and 83 days, delighting owners with his playful ‘binkies’.#itvnews #bunny🐇 #guinnesworldrecord
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- Former Foreign Office boss Olly Robbins testifies on Mandelson vetting fiasco
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
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- Reporter Lewis Denison explains the latest on Keir Starmer's Peter Mandelson vetting fiasco after a sacked former Foreign Office boss gave his side of the story to MPs on the Foreign Affairs Committee.
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- WATCH IN FULL: Olly Robbins describes 'dismissive attitude' to Mandelson vetting from Starmer's team
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
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- The former top official at the Foreign Office, Sir Olly Robbins, is giving evidence to MPs after he was sacked over the vetting of Lord Mandelson before he became US ambassador.
Sir Olly will have a chance to respond to the Prime Minister, who blamed the him for "deliberately" keeping him in the dark over Lord Mandelson's failure to pass security checks.
Sir Keir said in his appearance in the Commons on Monday afternoon that the Government was investigating security concerns relating to Lord Mandelson's time as US ambassador.
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- Hot air balloon makes emergency landing in California backyard
- Date posted
- 8 days ago
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- A hot air balloon made an emergency landing in a backyard in California with 13 people on board.
The pilot said the wind died down, forcing them to return to the ground.
No injuries were reported
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- Iran says it won't attend another round of peace talks with US
- Date posted
- 9 days ago
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- US President Donald Trump has denied he is under pressure to make a deal with Iran as the US delegation travels to Pakistan for continued talks.
In a series of posts on Truth Social, Trump said he was "properly and judiciously" using the US military to "solve problems left to us by others of far less understanding or competence".
The president said Monday that Vice President JD Vance and top US officials are en route to Pakistan for another round of talks aimed at extending the fragile ceasefire before it expires on Wednesday.
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- Starmer accused of breaking ministerial code over Mandelson vetting scandal
- Date posted
- 9 days ago
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- Sir Keir Starmer told MPs it "beggars belief" that the Foreign Office chose to withhold the facts about Lord Mandelson's failed vetting checks.
Addressing the Commons on Monday, Starmer sought to explain how he was not aware Peter Mandelson had failed his security vetting before taking up his post as the UK's ambassador to Washington, blaming top civil servant Sir Olly Robbins for deliberately keeping him in the dark.
Here's What You Need To Know
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- WATCH ITV News at Ten as Starmer insists civil servants never told him about Mandelson vetting
- Date posted
- 9 days ago
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- Sir Keir Starmer addressed MPs in the Commons as he seeks to explain how he was not aware Peter Mandelson had failed his security vetting before taking up his post as the UK's ambassador to Washington.
Also on the programme:
- The US takes an Iranian oil tanker, as it pressures Tehran to accept a peace deal. Will both sides turn up for talks in Pakistan?
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- WATCH ITV Evening News as Starmer questioned by MP's over Mandelson vetting
- Date posted
- 9 days ago
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- Sir Keir Starmer addressed MPs in the Commons as he seeks to explain how he was not aware Peter Mandelson had failed his security vetting before taking up his post as the UK's ambassador to Washington.
This comes against a backdrop of calls for his resignation, and claims he has misled parliament.
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- WATCH Prime Minister Keir Starmer address MPs over Mandelson vetting decision
- Date posted
- 9 days ago
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- Sir Keir Starmer is addressing MPs in the Commons as he seeks to explain how he was not aware Peter Mandelson had failed his security vetting before taking up his post as the UK's ambassador to Washington.
This comes against a backdrop of calls for his resignation, and claims he has misled parliament.
Starmer has insisted he is "furious" no Foreign Office official told him they had granted Mandelson security clearance despite him failing vetting - a fact the department's top civil servant, Sir Olly Robbins, lost his job over.
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- Starmer explains Mandelson vetting fiasco
- Date posted
- 9 days ago
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- Reporter Lewis Denison explains Prime Minister Keir Starmer's explanation of the latest fiasco surrounding Peter Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador.
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- Why Iran have reportedly rejected a second round of peace talks
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
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Trump, in a post on social media, said the ship was warned by a US Navy guided missile destroyer in the Gulf of Oman to stop, but it did not.
“Our Navy ship stopped them right in their tracks by blowing a hole in the engine room,” Trump wrote.
He said US Marines had custody of the cargo ship, named Touska, and were “seeing what’s on board!”
The seizure escalates a back-and-forth with Iran over traffic in the strait and comes as the US was preparing for a second round of in-person talks with Iran, as a fragile ceasefire runs out in days.
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- 10 days ago
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- Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again as ceasefire deadline grows closer
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- The stand-off over the Strait of Hormuz escalated again on Saturday, as Iran reversed its reopening of the crucial waterway and fired on ships attempting to pass.
The move came after the US said it would not end its blockade of the Islamic Republic's ports.
New attacks on the Strait threatened to deepen the global energy crisis and push the countries into renewed conflict, as multiple ships attempting to transit the Strait reported attacks.
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- 11 days ago
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- Ezra Collective on why everyone needs to take responsibility for helping young people
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- What is a 'super El Niño' and what does it mean for the weather this year?
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- Our royal experts discuss what could go wrong ahead of the King's visit to the US #talkingroyals
- Date posted
- 11 days ago
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- 'A moment of maximum danger': Our royal experts discuss what could go wrong ahead of His Majesty's state visit to the United States.
Watch the full episode on YouTube or ITVX, or listen wherever you get your podcasts.
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- Imran Khan's sons describe dire condition of their father in Pakistani jail
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
- Description
- The sons of Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan have accused the country's government of using the Iran peace talks to burnish its international image, diverting attention from his “inhumane” treatment after almost 1,000 days in detention.
Kasim and Sulaiman Khan told ITV News their father called off protests during recent Iran peace talks in Islamabad to avoid a "bloodbath" disrupting negotiations, despite mounting concern over his condition - they say he has lost most of his vision in one eye after being denied proper medical care.
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- Title
- Calls grow for Starmer to resign over Mandelson vetting scandal
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
- Description
- Sir Keir Starmer was "not aware" the Foreign Office had granted Lord Peter Mandelson vetting clearance against recommendations until a meeting on Tuesday night, according to an email from the prime minister’s principal private secretary (PPS).
Downing Street on Friday released a "readout" of the meeting, which was sent via email by Starmer's PPS Dan York-Smith on Wednesday, summarising discussions said to have involved the Cabinet Secretary Dame Antonia Romeo and permanent secretary at the Cabinet Office Catherine Little.
The memo appeared to add credence to the PM's defence that Foreign Office officials were responsible for clearing Mandelson's appointment without his knowledge.
Starmer on Friday said it was "staggering" and "unacceptable" that he was not told the former US ambassador had failed his security vetting.
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- Title
- Donald Trump says it's 'too bad' Nato didn't help in reopening Strait of Hormuz
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
- Description
- US President Donald Trump said he "feels good" about the Strait of Hormuz reopening, but that the US blockade will remain in place.
He was speaking to ITV News' US Correspondent Dan Rivers on Friday, shortly after a joint statement with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, which said the crucial Strait "is fully open and ready for full passage".
But the Strait is not open as it pertains to Iran, Trump said, adding: "We have to finish the deal before we open it for Iran".
When asked where this leaves the US-UK relationship with Sir Keir Starmer, he responded: "Not good, not good at all".
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- Title
- The gaming industry has seen massive job losses over the past two years #gaming #bafta #ai #jobloss
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
- Description
- A new report says over a third of developers have been laid off. AI is increasingly taking over roles that humans used to do. We asked the biggest names in gaming if there's still a future for people in the industry.
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- Title
- Watch the ITV Evening News Live - as Iran declares Strait of Hormuz 'completely open'
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
- Description
- US President Donald Trump said he "feels good" about the Strait of Hormuz reopening, but that the US blockade will remain in place.
He was speaking to ITV News' US Correspondent Dan Rivers on Friday, shortly after a joint statement with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, which said the crucial Strait "is fully open and ready for full passage".
But the Strait is not open as it pertains to Iran, Trump said, adding: "We have to finish the deal before we open it for Iran".
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- XL bully owner jailed after 84-year-old man mauled to death in driveway
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
- Description
- The owner of an XL Bully has been jailed for 12 years after his dog savaged and killed an 84-year-old man "as if he were its prey".
John McColl died from his injuries a month after the attack by the dog, called Toretto, which weighed seven stone four pounds.
The dog had to be shot 10 times by armed police officers who were called to the scene in Warrington, on 24 February 2025.
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- Title
- Inside Iran: How we reported from the ground as Trump threatened to ‘end a civilisation’
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
- Description
- Few foreign journalists have been granted visas to film inside Iran. Emma Murphy was.
This documentary follows her eight days reporting in Tehran at the height of the Iran war, as Trump threatened to end a 'whole civilisation' if Iran did not reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Emma heard what real Iranians thought of the war and the crisis across the Middle East - and spoke to a senior Iranian minister about the Strait of Hormuz blockade and the hopes for a lasting ceasefire.
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- Title
- Will Iran war cause drilling in North Sea to ramp back up?
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
- Description
- With global energy markets in turmoil and Scottish voters facing spiralling bills, SNP leader John Swinney says the arguments around North Sea drilling have “changed” and he is now open to new oil and gas exploration off Scotland’s coast.
It is a remarkable turnaround for a party that spent the last five years making the opposite case.
“The arguments I think that have changed in recent weeks have been about the reliability and the security of energy supply, which brings in further considerations that have to be taken into account,” Swinney told ITV News.
He wants energy policy devolved from Westminster to Holyrood after the election, and insists any new project would still face a “climate compatibility test” before winning SNP backing. But he now concedes it may be better for the environment, as well as for energy security, to produce oil and gas in the North Sea rather than rely on imports shipped from overseas.
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- Title
- Does Zack Polanski support Scottish Green's idea of abolishing prisons?
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
- Description
- Reporter Lewis Denison asks Green Party leader Zack Polanski if he agrees with comments made by a candidate for the Scottish Greens, a separate party, who said prisons should be abolished.
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- Title
- Green leader Zack Polanski says cutting welfare is 'outrageous idea'
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
- Description
- Reporter Lewis Denison asks Green Party leader Zack Polanski about a suggestion from former Nato chief Lord George Robertson to cut welfare spending to fund defence.
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- Title
- Ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon appears to be holding #iran #lebanon #israel #war
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
- Description
- A 10-day truce appeared to be holding in Lebanon on Friday, promising a pause in fighting between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group.
The ceasefire could clear one major obstacle to a deal between Iran and the United States and Israel to end weeks of devastating war.
However, it remained unclear whether Israel would completely stop strikes on Hezbollah, and whether the militant group would recognise the deal. #iran #iranwar #israel #lebanon #war #ceasefire
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- Title
- Starmer responds to calls for his resignation over Mandelson vetting
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
- Description
- Prime Minister Keir Starmer responds to calls for his resignation over revelations that Peter Mandelson failed his security vetting before being appointed US ambassador.
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- Title
- Starmer urged to resign over Mandelson vetting
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
- Description
- Reporter Lewis Denison explains the latest storm engulfing Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
The Foreign Office’s top civil servant, Sir Olly Robbins, will be leaving his post after it emerged the department had overruled a security vetting process to clear Lord Peter Mandelson to become UK ambassador to the US.
It is understood Sir Keir Starmer and Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper have lost confidence in the Foreign Office permanent under-secretary.
On Thursday, the government was forced to say that Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was not aware that the Foreign Office overruled the vetting process “until earlier this week”.
The Foreign Office had said it is "working urgently" to comply with the Prime Minister's request to establish the facts of how developed vetting was granted.
Downing Street sources say the Prime Minister is “absolutely furious”.
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- Celebratory gunfire breaks out in Beirut as Israel-Lebanon ceasefire comes into force
- Date posted
- 13 days ago
- Description
- US President Donald Trump has announced a 10-day ceasefire after talks with the Lebanese president and the Israeli prime minister.
Trump announced in a Truth Social post on Thursday afternoon that the leaders agreed to a truce starting at 5pm EST, 10pm UK time.
Lebanese Prime Minister Joseph Aoun said he "welcomes" the announcement, "which is a central Lebanese demand we have pursued since the first day of the war, and was our primary goal in the Washington meeting on Tuesday".
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on his part, said he had agreed to the ceasefire.
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