Sir Keir Starmer has said he is "furious" that the Foreign Office did not tell him that Lord Mandelson had failed security vetting to become the US ambassador.
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The Prime Minister insisted he did not mislead Parliament as he was only made aware of the situation this week.
While the most senior civil servant at the Foreign Office, Olly Robbins has effectively been sacked.
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