Top civil servant sacked by Starmer over Mandelson vetting in talks to work for Burnham
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NewsUKUK PoliticsTop civil servant sacked by Starmer over Mandelson vetting in talks to work for BurnhamOlly Robbins was one of the most high-profile casualties of the Peter Mandelson scandal after it emerged the Labour grandee, fired over his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, did not pass crucial security checks Kate Devlin Friday 26 June 2026 08:30 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b3003192","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/olly-robbins-mandelson-starmer-burnham-epstein-b3003192.html","title":"Top civil servant…
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