Blimey. Only 15 mins into Olly Robbins evidence, and already at least three revelations which will cause serious angst for the Prime Minister. It's very important that he speaks in the debate in the House today. If we doesn't. we will have to draw our own conclusions.
A reminder: Olly Robbins made his decision to give Peter Mandelson clearance without seeing the UKSV vetting form he overturned - or even knowing the details.
This is UKSV form - as we revealed the two red boxes were ticked for Mandelson. Astonishing that Robbins didnโt know.
@SkyNews Who are the two gentlemen behind Robbins who seem to be in each of these types of committee meetings..always nodding or looking worried he might give the โwrongโ answer!
'The handover briefing I was getting was what I felt was a genuinely dismissive attitude to his vetting clearance. The focus was on getting him to Washington quickly'
Sir Olly Robbins is giving evidence to Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee on Mandelson's appointment.
@Kevin_Maguire Funny how the evidence I am seeing says the opposite. This is classic Sir Humphrey speak, he even says at one point he was frustrated by politicians appointing somebody they wanted rather one of their highly qualified civil servants
@FT His answers to the Committee is classic Sir Humphrey speak. He doesnโt seem to be obscuring anything he would have avoided answering directly anyway
Sir Olly Robbins is taking legal advice after being sacked by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer as head of the Foreign Office, as he prepares to answer MPsโ questions over the Lord Peter Mandelson vetting scandal ft.trib.al/JipyVal
@Matt_Pinner And the Conservatives think Starmer disclosing the evidence given to him by the FO was a lie is worse then the years of Johnson continually lying even to the Head is State, the Queen
@nulasuchet@Patrici89225734 And whatโs increasingly clear after nearly an hour of questioning Robbins he is evasive and has not recorded any important calls or meetings related to the appointment. This seems already to confirm that the Civil Service are still following the Sir Humphrey code
@benonwine The media are gonna come for you big time. You will be accused of tax fiddling, abuse of authority, control freak, total racist, a divisive idiot and lots more. Just WIN Rupert - we have to sort the lefty establishment, get business moving and end this everyoneโs a victim culture
Rupert Lowe gives a powerful message!
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@KemiBadenoch And yet you support Trump and his war. A war that will be the ruin of many British businesses and the economy. Over 14โyears your Government made sure we couldnโt support the war anyway even if it was a just one
โNever Here Keirโ has no shame. He went to the Gulf last week to steal credit for a ceasefire he had nothing to do with all to try look like the global statesman he isnโt!! He takes us all for fools!!!โ express.co.uk/news/politics/โฆ
@btlong98@TheBritLad@VerumEstLiberta OMG Trump leads the filth stakes, itโs clear he is in it for himself and his family. Major reset would be good, use the 25th
@TheBritLad@VerumEstLiberta We are getting close to being to this point in America. Our government no longer works, Trump is working his ass off but the filth runs so deep in both sides of our government and the scum we have for judges, I just don't know if it can be fixed without some major reset.
๐จBREAKING: France has joined Ireland in launching blockades.
Citizens across Europe are rising up against their communist governments โฆ theyโve had enough.
Ireland led the way. Now the continent is waking up.
Major FAFO incoming.
@mrik_nc@TheBritLad@grok Itโs not happening, take it from me in Europe where we have good international news. Try BBC or CNN for accurate fact based reporting