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After Keir Starmer’s statement to the Commons and gripping evidence from the sacked top civil servant Olly Robbins, Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey talk about how the story of Peter Mandelson’s vetting for his job as UK am...
Has Starmer’s sacking of Olly Robbins backfired? is an episode from The Guardian UK: Politics Weekly by The Guardian. After Keir Starmer’s statement to the Commons and gripping evidence from the sacked top civil servant Olly Robbins, Pippa...
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Published Apr 23, 2026, 00:35:08 long, audio available.
After Keir Starmer’s statement to the Commons and gripping evidence from the sacked top civil servant Olly Robbins, Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey talk about how the story of Peter Mandelson’s vetting for his job as UK ambassador to the US, which was first broken by the Guardian last Thursday, has unfolded this week. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod
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Has Starmer’s sacking of Olly Robbins backfired? is an episode from The Guardian UK: Politics Weekly by The Guardian.
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