Has the UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer been undermined by former top official? | BBC Newscast

Has the UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer been undermined by former top official? | BBC Newscast

Today, Olly Robbins the sacked former Foreign Office chief, says number 10 had a “dismissive” attitude to the vetting of Lord Mandelson.

Robbins told MPs when he took over the role there was "already a very very strong expectation" from No 10 that Mandelson "needed to be in post and in America as quickly as possible". Downing Street has denied showing a "dismissive" approach to the vetting, and says Robbins made an "error of judgement".

So where does this leave the Prime Minister? Adam and Chris discuss.

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00:00 It's Chris's birthday!

01:40 Who is Sir Olly Robbins?

03:36 What did he say today?

09:13 How much pressure was being put on the foreign office?

15:48 What evidence is there?

21:29 The revelation about Matthew Doyle

26:22 What happened at today's debate in parliament?