Olly Robbins describes ‘constant pressure’ to get Mandelson in post

Former head civil servant of Foreign Office was questioned by the foreign affairs committee about the process of vetting Peter Mandelson for the US ambassador role Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1 Olly Robbins says he faced ‘constant pressure’ to get Mandelson in post ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/21/olly-robbins-peter-mandelson-vetting-keir-starmer Robbins v Starmer: the key points they disagree on over Mandelson vetting ► https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/21/olly-robbins-keir-starmer-mandelson-vetting-foreign-office The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://support.theguardian.com/ Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian Bluesky ► https://bsky.app/profile/theguardian.com The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://www.youtube.com/@theguardian Guardian Australia ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianaustralia Football Weekly podcast ► https://www.youtube.com/@footballweeklypodcast Guardian Football ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianfootball Guardian Sport ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardiansport It's Complicated ► https://www.youtube.com/@itscomplicated Guardian Live ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianlive #petermandelson #keirstarmer #uk #politics