Olly Robbins says he faced ‘constant pressure’ to get Mandelson in post
by Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey from World news | The Guardian on (#7536C)
Sacked Foreign Office permanent secretary says he was under pressure from Downing Street over appointment of US ambassador
The sacked senior civil servant Oliver Robbins has said he was subject to constant pressure" when he arrived in the Foreign Office to get Peter Mandelson in post as soon as possible.
He said the Cabinet Office urged the Foreign Office to allow Mandelson's appointment as the UK's ambassador to the US without the usual vetting process but the Foreign Office pushed back and the vetting eventually went ahead.
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