Mandelson Vetting: Starmer Sacks Robbins, Little Defends Process

0:00On April 23rd, cabinet office boss Kat Little testified that due process was fully followed in Peter Mandelson's security vetting, sparking new doubts. About why Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer sacked top foreign office officials Sir Ali Robbins from his 240,000 pound a year job. Earlier this week, Robbins got a formal dismissal letter, right as little dug into documents demanded by Parliament, over Mandelson's short-lived U.S. Ambassador Gig, which ended over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Sir Keir hid back today in Newcastle, calling Robbins' choice not to flag the vetting red flags a serious error of judgment that could have stopped. The appointment, cold. Little revealed she had to go straight to security vets for info because Robbins wouldn't share it. Plus there was early debate on whether Mandelson even needed full checks as a house of Lord's peer. Speculation swirling on Robbins' severance, potentially topping 1 million pounds given his private sector earning power, following big past. Payout's light 260,000 for ex-Cabinus Secretary Chris Warmald and 75,000 for Mandelson himself,

1:06leaving taxpayers on. The hook, as this plays out.