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Sir Olly Robbins, sacked Foreign Office chief, testified before MPs that No 10 exerted constant pressure and showed a dismissive attitude toward Peter Mandelson's security vetting failure for the US ambassador role. Prime Minister Keir Starmer fired him for allegedly concealing the issue. The hearing intensified scrutiny on ministerial-civil service tensions amid the scandal.
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