Foreign Office Chief Resigns Over Mandelson Ambassador Fiasco

0:00On April 16, big shake-up at the Foreign Office. The top official there, Sir Ali Robbins, is stepping down after his team overruled a security vetting failure for Lord Mandelson's shot at U.S. Ambassador. Earlier this week, the government owned up that the Foreign Office ignored the vetting agency's red flag and Greenlit Mandelson anyway. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the Foreign Secretary have straight up lost faith in Robbins over this mess. They had no clue Mandelson fought the checks until just days ago, according to insiders. Mandelson got booted from the role last year anyway, linked to his past ties with Jeffrey Epstein. This whole saga's got Westminster buzzing, and we'll see what fallout hits next.