@spectator It makes no sense in having an independent vetting service if the result is only taken as a recommendation and can be ignored. That seems ridiculous.
Sir Olly Robbins has only been giving evidence to the foreign affairs committee for 20 minutes, and already he has made clear that he is not going to allow Keir Starmer to shape the narrative around Peter Mandelson’s vetting.
The former permanent under-secretary at the Foreign Office told MPs within minutes of starting his session that when he started the job, ‘I walked into a situation in which there was already a very, very strong expectation’ that Mandelson needed to be in America ‘as soon as possible’.
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Universal HIGH INCOME via checks issued by the Federal government is the best way to deal with unemployment caused by AI.
AI/robotics will produce goods & services far in excess of the increase in the money supply, so there will not be inflation.
"That I wasn't told that Peter Mandelson had failed security vetting when he was appointed is staggering," UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says
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@elonmusk There will be no one with money to buy them. The tax burden will fall on even fewer people who will become the rich elite. With total power they will eventually exterminate the rest.
At a @CommonsForeign session in November 2025, I directly asked Sir Oliver Robbins whether the FCDO had a different view of who should be recommended for the posting of US Ambassador. His response? "It was clear that the Prime Minister wanted to make this appointment himself."
Working for Keir Starmer is now one of the most dangerous occupations in the UK. There are few known survivors.
Olly Robbins is just the latest fatality.
All sacrificed to divert from a reality we can all see -our country deserves so much better than this man as our Prime Minister.
This Mandelson vetting story isn't just about the Prime Minister's judgement or honesty. This is about a HUGE national security breach.
The UK ambassador to the US undergoes high level vetting because he/she has access to our most vital defence, security and economic state secrets.
These state secrets were handed to Mandelson, a man who was a proven liar with dodgy foreign billionaire friends who is now under police investigation over claims he leaked confidential govt information to one of those friends.
Keir Starmer put our national security at risk. That's not just a resigning matter, it should be a criminal matter.
STARMER must RESIGN.
He appointed Mandelson as US Ambassador & has been caught out misleading the public & parliament.
This scandal is on him.
There's no-one left to throw under the bus. Starmer has run out of excuses & he has lied. telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/04/1…
@BBCBreaking So who was the minister in charge of the foreign Office and why are they not being asked why it took so long for the PM to know. I don't think failed vetting is somthing that slips your mind.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer did not mislead Parliament over Lord Mandelson vetting and will not quit, senior minister tells BBC - follow live bbc.in/3Oxht57
Spin, spin, spin! That furious sound you can hear out of Westminster is Labour’s apparatchiks doing their damnedest to dig Keir Starmer out of yet another hole.
The Prime Minister is accused of misleading parliament over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as Our Man in Washington.
The Labour grandee failed his developed vetting clearance in late 2024 to become the US ambassador – but the decision was then overruled by the Foreign Office to ensure he could take up his post.
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Today we are lifting 450,000 children out of poverty with the end of the two-child limit.
This Labour Government is achieving the biggest reduction in child poverty over a Parliament since records began.
Change promised. Change delivered.
For whoever needs to hear this I'm the only Jewish person to lead a political party - third largest in the country.
The Daily Mail have been & always will be my enemy - they historically supported fascists & continue to do so.
I'll take no lectures from them on Antisemitism.
'We need to stop Reform bringing in Trump style politics'
Lisa Smart from the Liberal Democrats spoke to #BBCBreakfast as the party launched its local election campaign in England
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'Could Iran threaten European capitals? Yes! Could they do so with accuracy? Probably not...'
Former Royal Naval Officer James Gater discusses the level of risk posed by Iran amid reports of missiles able to reach London, and whether Britain can defend from attack.
@piersmorgan Ironically I've seen many a video where you have used the accusation on people to shut down debate. For pointing out strangle coincidental situation where there would seem to be over representations from a particular minority.
New rule for the X community: if you call me antisemitic, you’re now getting blocked. Instantly, permanently, and with no appeals process. I’m having a clear-out of malicious morons who disingenuously weaponise that word to silence legitimate scrutiny/criticism of Israel’s govt.
@HansChr52239198@KingBobIIV the prejudicial stereotyping of Muslims as a collective group with set characteristics in order to stir up hatred against them”. The holy book they religiously follow is the stereotype to which they allude and can in no way be prejudicial.
@KingBobIIV the UK Muslim Brotherhood is doing this Tzar role in order to gather Government owned research from the field in how to counter efforts of UK’s majority Kuffar to prevent our impending doom under Islam Supremacy while we still have the numbers to defend ourselves and expel Islam
@humanitywipe@conspiracyb0t So is God, the all omnipotent master of the universe, also like landlord of the lavant. Does he have any condos in key west.