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Every year, this duck shows up at the courtyard of this school and lays her eggs. When they are ready, the school releases them into the great outdoors.
She returns every year because they make her feel safe.
Keir Starmer has now sacked everyone involved in Mandelson’s appointment - Chris Wormald, Morgan McSweeney, Olly Robbins.
But Starmer was ultimately the one who approved it. He’s got no one left to sack. It’s time for him to take responsibility. He should go.
Either Starmer is a bare-faced liar, or he is self-evidently not in control of what is happening in his own government - in reality it is probably both. Whichever it is, he is clearly out of his depth and not fit to remain as Prime Minister. He should do the decent thing for once and resign.
Mandelson was appointed on 20 December 2024.
Olly Robbins became Perm Sec of the Foreign Office on 8 January 2025.
PM should have asked about vetting before the announcement. If he was lied to, why is that Robbins’ fault?
Vetting happens BEFORE an appt. Robbins wasn’t there.
As a former civil servant with DV (developed vetting) clearance for years - this is mind blowing. If you fail DV clearance you have no business being an ambassador. End of story. This is the security services saying you can’t be trusted with UK’s most confidential material.
No10’s account is incredible.
I held Developed Vetting for nearly ten years and spent three years at the heart of the Cabinet Office. I have never heard of a Developed Vetting denial being overruled. Here’s why…🧵