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Guido Fawkes21 Apr 2026

LIVE: Emergency Commons Debate on Mandelson Vetting

Granted to the Tories yesterday and to be fronted by Badenoch. Yet another headache for the government…

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Guido Fawkes21 Apr 2026

Downing Street Doesn’t Deny Trying to Give Doyle Top Job in Foreign Office

Downing Street isn’t denying that Starmer attempted to find a cushy ambassadorial job for Matthew Doyle, as Olly Robbins revealed in his explosive Foreign Affairs Select Committee appearance this morning. Speaking at the Lobby briefing of political hacks, the Number 10 spokesman said: “[Doyle] left his role as Director of Communications in March 2025, he…

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Guido Fawkes21 Apr 2026

WATCH: Starmer Dodged Question Over Doyle Ambassador Appointment in Commons

With Olly Robbins dropping the bombshell revelation that Number 10 tried to find a top job at the FCDO for Matthew Doyle, here is what Starmer said (0r didn’t say) in the Commons yesterday when asked if Number 10 had tried to ram through any other political appointments at the Foreign Office: “In relation to…

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Guido Fawkes21 Apr 2026

Education Minister Said “We Have Already Solved Phones in Schools” Days Before Starmer U-Turn

Flashback to less than one week ago in the House of Commons – Labour Early Years minister Olivia Bailey said in response to another Tory question on phone bans: “My honest view this we have already solved the problem of banning phones in schools.” Last night Labour U-turned. Announced in the Lords, a new amendment…

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Guido Fawkes21 Apr 2026

Robbins: Number 10 Tried to Find Ambassador Role for Matthew Doyle

Olly Robbins has just revealed that Downing Street tried to find an ambassadorial job for Starmer’s then-Comms chief Matthew Doyle. And instructed Robbins not to tell David Lammy, who happened to be the Foreign Secretary… “There were several discussions initiated by Number 10 with me about potentially finding a head of mission opportunity for Matthew…

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Guido Fawkes21 Apr 2026

Olly Robbins: ‘Dismissive’ Downing Street Created ‘Atmosphere of Pressure’ to Hire Mandelson

Robbins fired a blockbuster letter at the Foreign Affairs Committee before his appearance. Some of the main points: No 10 was dismissive of the DV process throughout as a result UKSV saw Mandelson as “borderline,” leaning towards denial; risks were not Epstein-related FCDO, not UKSV, is the DV decision-maker; FCDO security assessed the risks as…

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Guido Fawkes20 Apr 2026

Starmer Announces Yet Another Review Into Mandelson Fiasco

On top of the already-conducted reviews by Chris Wormald, the ongoing Humble Address collection effort, and so on. Another review… “I have asked the government security group in the Cabinet Office to look at any security concerns raised during Peter Mandelson’s tenure.” Asked about why Mandelson received high-level STRAP clearance for access to the most…

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Guido Fawkes20 Apr 2026

WATCH: Lee Anderson Kicked Out of Commons After Accusing Starmer of Lying

Anderson added: “That man couldn’t lie straight in bed.”

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Guido Fawkes20 Apr 2026

WATCH: Starmer Claims No One in No10 Knew About Mandelson’s Failed Vetting

Badenoch asked the following questions – summarised – of Starmer at his statement: The Cabinet Secretary told him in November 2024 that vetting must precede appointment. How was “full due process” true No 10 didn’t deny front-page reports that Mandelson failed vetting. Why not? Will he repeat that no one in No 10 knew before…

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Guido Fawkes20 Apr 2026

Civil Service Honchos Universally Slam Starmer Over Mandelson Vetting

Blame is crystallising on Starmer ahead of his Commons statement on the Mandelson vetting situation. No10 is trying to blame sacked FCDO chief Olly Robbins, former senior civil servants are having none of it… Former Cabinet Secretary Robin Butler told Times Radio this afternoon: “The vetting process is highly confidential because it goes into all…

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Guido Fawkes20 Apr 2026

No10 Insists Starmer Didn’t ‘Knowingly’ Mislead Commons

At the briefing of political journalists in Downing Street just now Starmer’s spokesman said the PM would never “knowingly” mislead the Commons. Heard that line before… He said: “The prime minister would never knowingly mislead Parliament or the public. He’s clear, though, that this information should have been provided to Parliament. It should have been…

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Guido Fawkes20 Apr 2026

Sacked FCDO Chief Robbins to Challenge Starmer at Televised Committee

The House of Commons  Foreign Affairs Committee has confirmed it will see Olly Robbins at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow. Sacked Robbins is planning to fight… Friends of his say “heartbroken” Robbins is seeking legal advice on his being sacked in a panic by No10 last week. His additional testimony tomorrow could blow a hole in Starmer’s cobweb…

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