The Prime Minister v Olly Robbins
4/21/202634 min
Today, Olly Robbins the sacked former Foreign Office chief, says number 10 had a “dismissive” attitude to the vetting of Lord Mandelson.
Robbins told MPs when he took over the role there was "already a very very strong expectation" from No 10 that Mandelson "needed to be in post and in America as quickly as possible". Downing Street has denied showing a "dismissive" approach to the vetting, and says Robbins made an "error of judgement".
So where does this leave the Prime Minister? Adam and Chris discuss.
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First 90 secondsAdam Fleming· Host0:00
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Adam Fleming· Host1:03
[short musical burst] Chris, I've come to Westminster to wish you happy birthday in person.
Chris Mason· Host1:08
Oh, thank you. Welcome.
Adam Fleming· Host1:10
And I've brought- Welcome back. A cake.
Chris Mason· Host1:12
Oh, this is terrific. So not only are we in this episode back in the, back in the original home of Newscast- Mm-hmm ... and indeed Brexitcast, cake returns.
Adam Fleming· Host1:23
Cake returns. Where's Katya and Laura?
Chris Mason· Host1:25
Which was the central, central plank of the pod in its, in its, uh, in its early years. Can I cut a slice?