Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage following the incident in Wheelgate, Malton.
It happened outside Cooplands at approximately 11,45am on Monday, April 13.
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A spokesperson for North Yorkshire Police said: “It involved a black Vauxhall Astra which collided with a pedestrian. The Astra was heading south on Wheelgate and the pedestrian was crossing from Cooplands towards St Michael Street.
“The female pedestrian sustained a laceration and fracture to her ankle and was taken to hospital by ambulance.
“We’re now appealing for any witnesses to the collision, anyone who may have seen the vehicle prior to the collision, or anyone with relevant dashcam footage or CCTV, to contact us.
“If you can help, please email Alyssa.Upton@northyorkshire.police.uk if you can help. Alternatively, you can call North Yorkshire Police on 101 and ask for Alyssa Upton.
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“Please quote reference 12260065645 when passing on information.”
The Amy Wyatt star took to Instagram to share a series of selfies alongside Olivia, thanking her for being ‘our hero’.
‘Find yourself a friend who will drive half way across Yorkshire to rescue you when you’ve been hit by a Lorry!’ Natalie added in the caption, followed by: ‘RIP little red car’.
In the comments, she shared an update, confirming that no one was hurt in the accident.
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Dawn Taylor actress Olivia also commented, leaving a series of red love heart emojis, followed by two red car emojis.
Understandably, Natalie’s former Emmerdale co-stars were concerned, taking to the comments to share their disbelief.
When the limo she was riding in with the other Emmerdale women careened off the road and onto an icy lake, Amy tried to cross to dry land but ended up falling into the water.
She later died in hospital, after managing to tell husband Matty that she loved him one last time.
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Speaking to Metro at the Cure Usher Ball last year, Natalie reflected on filming her dramatic exit scenes.
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‘It was really sad,’ she admitted. ‘It was very cold, very sad, but it was also quite fun.
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‘I got to do a lot of things that I’ve never done before in my career, quite a few ticks on the bucket list. Things that I don’t necessarily have to do ever again!
‘I don’t need to be plunged into icy water ever again. People do it for fun nowadays, but I just think those people are mad.’
Earlier this year, it was announced that Olivia would also be leaving the ITV soap, with Dawn’s final story expected to play out in the summer.
That woeful run of form has damaged Chelsea’s hopes of qualifying for the Champions League next season, sat seven points behind fifth place Liverpool.
With their focus on the FA Cup this weekend, Chelsea could drop to as low as 11th place before the week is out if the sides below them pick up victories.
‘No Champions League football will be a kick in the teeth for Chelsea,’ Merson wrote in his column for Sky Sports.
Palmer has been linked with a return to Manchester (Picture: Getty)
‘Do you think Cole Palmer will be at Chelsea playing in the Europa Conference League? I don’t think so.
‘Manchester United will get into the Champions League, and I wouldn’t be surprised if he was playing there next season.
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‘I don’t see Enzo Fernandez leaving though. Where is he going? No one’s paying £100m for him. And Chelsea aren’t going to accept a loss on him.
‘There’s a lot that needs to be done at Chelsea. They need a centre-forward, badly. They need a goalkeeper.
United could have Champions League football back on offer next season (Picture: Getty)
‘They’ve got some good defensive midfielders in Moises Caicedo, Romeo Lavia and Andrey Santos – but they need another player in there with a bit more guile.’
Despite talk of being unsettled in London, Palmer insisted last week he is happy with life in the capital.
‘When I see it I just laugh. Obviously Manchester is my home. All my family are there, but I don’t miss it. Maybe I’ll miss it if I don’t go for three months or something. But then when I get home I think there’s nothing there for me anyway.
‘I’ve got no plans to move from Chelsea. We’ve still got a lot to play for. We’ve got the FA Cup semi-final and if we finish in a Champions League spot it puts us in a good position to sign players that we need.
Eleven Eleven in Holcombe offered brunch and evening menus, alongside cocktails and other drinks in a cosy setting with velvet-style booths and bright, modern décor.
The establishment has been closed for around two weeks, despite being listed as open from Wednesday to Sunday online, and there are no notices on the door or windows of the restaurant to suggest why.
Customers have been openly speculating about the sudden closure on social media, but it seems that an official update is yet to be issued by the owners.
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Documents on the Companies House website show that an application to register the business was first made in April 2024, with Miss Paula Jane Kitchen and Mr Sam Davenport both listed as managing directors.
On March 1, 2026, a notice of ceasing to be a person of significant control was issued naming Mr Davenport, suggesting that he may have taken a step back.
The Bolton Road West property is now up for sale at £400,000.
The mixed‑use premises is being advertised as a ‘substantial and versatile’ property offering ‘immediate trading potential’.
According to the estate agents listing, the ground floor features an open‑plan trading area of around 1,515 square ft, with a central bar, fully equipped commercial kitchen and customer toilets, with a further 568 square ft basement for storage or cellar use.
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Above the business, a self‑contained flat of roughly 1,039 square ft provides additional living accommodation, which agents say could suit an owner‑operator, staff housing or generate rental income, subject to consents.
The Bury Times has attempted to contact the restaurant owners for more information.
Lize van der Walt shot to fame after appearing on the Gladiators TV series in 1997 and has now sadly passed away
Jordan Lloyd Beck and Olivia Bridge Reporter in Live News Network
12:01, 21 Apr 2026
A Gladiators star has sadly died at the age of 60 after battling cancer. Lize van der Walt, known as Gold on the popular British TV series, shot to fame when she joined the line-up in 1997.
Lize, originally from South Africa, was a “talented athlete” before she joined Gladiators where she earned the nickname Gold and established herself as a standout personality on the show.
On social media pages for Gladiators, it was announced today (Tuesday) that she had died last week on April 19, reports The Mirror. Tributes have since been pouring in for the “golden girl” of the show in the wake of the sad news.
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An emotional statement from a Gladiators spokesperson read: “We’re deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Gladiators’ golden girl, Gold.
“Originally from South Africa, Lize was a talented athlete long before Gladiators, excelling in the 400m and relay.
“Lize joined the UK Gladiators in 1997, bringing strength, spirit and determination to the Arena.
“Chosen from thousands of applicants to become one of the show’s new Gladiators, she quickly made her mark. Although injury limited her appearances, she showed incredible resilience and when she did compete, she proved that all that glistens truly was Gold.”
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It continued: “Our thoughts are with her son Michael, her family, friends and all who knew and loved her.
The victim aged in his 30s sustained injuries consistent with stab wounds to his torso.
11:38, 21 Apr 2026Updated 11:40, 21 Apr 2026
Two men have been arrested following a stabbing incident in north Belfast.
At approximately 4.50pm on Monday afternoon, April 20 police received a report that a man aged in his 30s sustained injuries consistent with stab wounds to his torso.
It’s understood the man was injured following an altercation with two other men in the street in the Oldpark Avenue area.
The victim was taken to hospital for injuries believed to be serious, but not life-threatening, at this time.
A PSNI spokesperson said: “Two men aged 65 and 46 have been arrested in connection with the serious assault and remain in custody as our enquiries continue.“Anyone with information that could assist our investigation is asked to contact police on 101, quoting reference number 1106 20/04/26.”You can also submit a report online using our non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/ or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/.
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Jordan Gray, 26, was found dead with fatal firearm wounds at his home in the North Lanarkshire town’s Shields Court on December 14
11:32, 21 Apr 2026Updated 11:39, 21 Apr 2026
A man has been re-arrested in connection with the gunshot death of a young dad in Motherwell.
Jordan Gray, 26, was found dead with fatal firearm wounds at his home in the North Lanarkshire town’s Shields Court on December 14. Police earlier confirmed they were treating the dad-of-one’s death as murder.
A 30-year-old man has been arrested in connection. The man was previously arrested on March 12 but was released pending further inquiries.
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He was re-arrested on Tuesday, April 21 following the execution of a warrant. The suspect is due to appear at Hamilton Sheriff Court on Wednesday, April 22.
It comes after Robert Clark appeared at the same court on March 12, charged with Jordan’s murder. Clark, 58, was also charged with possessing a gun in a public place.
He made no plea and was remanded in custody. Forensic officers were seen scouring Jordan’s home at the time of his death.
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Cops were pictured combing through bins and drains in the streets looking for clues. Uniformed officers stood on guard at a large cordon set up outside of Jordan’s home. A footpath and two entrances to a block of flats were locked down as officers carried out their investigation.
Floral tributes were laid beside the police cordon in honour of the young father. Claire Kerr, the mother of Jordan’s new-born child, also shared her shock at the tragedy.
At the time of his death, she wrote: “I can’t believe I need to write this but RIP Jordan Gray. We had our ups and downs but we have a beautiful baby boy together that is your absolute image. I promise I will always tell your son all about you and how much you loved him.”
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A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “A 30-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the death of Jordan Gray in Motherwell. Jordan, aged 26, suffered fatal firearm wounds within his home in Shields Court in Motherwell shortly after 10.30pm on Sunday, 14 December, 2025.
“The man was previously arrested on 12 March, 2026, and released pending further inquiries. On Tuesday, 21 April, 2026, he was re-arrested following the execution of a warrant and is due to appear at Hamilton Sheriff Court on Wednesday 22 April, 2026.
“A 58-year-old man was also arrested and charged last month in connection and appeared at court on Thursday, 12 March.”
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Projects, totalling £2.2 million, to reduce wastewater from local watercourses are set to take place in Myton-on-Swale, near Boroughbridge and Great Barugh, near Malton.
These form part of the utility’s overarching £1.5bn programme to reduce the operation of storm overflows across the region between 2025 and 2030.
The projects will see parts of the combined sewer system in the county relined to reduce the infiltration of groundwater, Yorkshire Water said.
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A spokesperson for the water company said: “This will reduce the amount of flow in the sewer, making storm overflow discharges less likely.”
Liam Thomas, project manager for Yorkshire Water, added: “Our storm overflows are operating more often than we, and our customers, would like, and we’re going to be continuing our hard work into bringing the number of discharges down over the next five years.
“We already have a number of projects underway in Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford and Barnsley – some of which are almost finished and delivering benefits for the environment – so it’s exciting to begin to make headway in the North of the county too.”
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Other project areas include Weeton, Wass and Snape in North Yorkshire.
The join six additional storm overflow projects which will break ground in the next few months, Yorkshire Water has said.
These will take place across Sheriff Hutton, Bishop Monkton, Skeeby, Acklam, Hebden and Malham.
It comes after Yorkshire Water reported 2,176 storm overflows in 2025.
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The incidents let sewage spill for 11,884 hours last year, down from 17,927 hours last year, and 21,516 hours in 2023 – a record high.
Speaking about this, the water firm said: “Storm overflows are designed to act as a relief valve for the combined sewer network, which carries both wastewater and surface water, during periods of heavy or prolonged rainfall.
“They discharge when the system is at capacity to prevent flows backing up and flooding homes and gardens.”
According to Yorkshire Water, across Yorkshire, the need for storm overflows to operate will be reduced by building new:
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Surface water sewers, to separate surface water and wastewater so that wastewater networks aren’t impacted by bad weather
Underground storage tanks, to build additional capacity into the network
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Sustainable drainage systems, to slow the flow of surface water into the combined network
Sir Adrian Fulford’s report into the July 2024 attack in Southport that killed three young girls does not pull any punches. He concluded that the UK’s safeguarding model had completely failed, with no agency taking lead responsibility. He referred to “an inappropriate merry-go-round” of state agencies, none of which took responsibility for the risks posed by 17-year-old Axel Rudakubana.
There were red flags about Rudakubana for several years before the attack. This included him carrying knives to school with the stated intention to use them, attacking fellow pupils, telling police that he had considered poisoning people, and a browsing history obsessed by violence and death.
The Southport inquiry reveals the pivotal role of schools in these situations – they have deep knowledge and understanding of their pupils and families. But of course, they cannot do it alone. Their powers and duties are rightly rooted in education.
The weakness in the system is not what schools are doing in relation to safeguarding – it is that when they attempt to escalate concerns (in this case via three Prevent referrals), they are not always picked up.
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While Fulford praised schools’ efforts to intervene, the inquiry found that there had been gaps in information-sharing between schools, and overdependence on individual designated safeguarding leads.
Schools, broadly, have a deeper understanding of a child’s behaviour than other agencies involved with safeguarding. They see their pupils for 190 days a year, while interactions with other agencies are occasional or even one-off. But they are frustrated by different thresholds for intervention in other agencies.
We saw this with Southport. Rudakubana attended school almost 100% in years 7 and 8. He and his family were well known to the school. Fulford reported extensively on the levels of interaction between all three secondary schools which Rudakubana attended. But staff from one school felt that they were going round in circles, as no other agency would take responsibility for the risks which he was presenting. That included local authorities, the police and social care. Arguably, the voice of schools should be given more weight more than they are now when multiple agencies are invited to discuss a case.
How schools’ jobs are getting harder
Within a school, the designated safeguarding lead is responsible for managing referrals to statutory agencies, maintaining confidential records and helping staff recognise and report safeguarding concerns of any nature, from child protection to radicalisation. A 2024 government consultation revealed growing pressure in the system, with greater numbers of more complex referrals. Typically, schools will have pupils from more than one local authority area which complicates the role. While training is mandatory, it is of variable quality.
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Schools must discharge their legal Prevent Duty. Teachers need to look out for the signs of radicalisation and engagement with extremist ideology. It goes way beyond traditional subject boundaries and exam teaching. And all schools are inspected by Ofsted on how effectively they keep their pupils safe.
The Southport inquiry reveals that this is becoming an even more complex role.
Rudakubana’s school referring his case to Prevent, the specialist police officers did not escalate concerns, because Rudakubana did not present a coherent ideology. While his conversations with teachers and online behaviour suggested obsessions with violent death, he was not obviously aligned with any ideology. There was no political or religious agenda per se.
His motivations were unclear and confusing, yet they were sufficient for the three schools involved to raise concerns with other agencies numerous times from 2019-24.
This suggests that Prevent is out of step with the issues schools deal with on a day-to-day basis. Referrals where no ideology was identified now comprise the largest number of Prevent referrals . A review of Prevent and its interactions with schools in now overdue.
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Sir Adrian Fulford chaired the inquiry held at Liverpool Town Hall, Liverpool. Peter Byrne/Alamy
We also know that Rudakubana had a form of autism which the inquiry found “manifestly fell into the cohort of those … whose individual characteristics mean that their autism does carry an increased risk of harm to others”.
It is important to state that there is no evidence that autistic people are more likely to commit violent acts than neurotypical people. However, specific autistic traits can make some more susceptible to non-violent extremism, radicalisation or the adoption of extremist views, particularly in online environments. Working to affect change with autistic pupils who have deeply embedded obsessions with violence requires the highest level of specialist skills.
In the English school system, professional development and provision has not kept up with the demand generated by increased numbers of pupils with complex needs. The government is currently consulting on proposals to overhaul the Send system in England.
Schools’ responsibilities in relation to safeguarding have grown in recent years. At the same time, they find themselves dependent on other organisations to fully discharge their duties. This is the fundamental weakness in the system. While schools did not share information between themselves fully effectively, their subsequent efforts to alert other agencies to the risks Rudakubana presented were not taken seriously.
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The chain is only as strong as its weakest link. It will be of no great solace to school leaders whose work is praised by Fulford to know that if their advice and warnings had been heeded by all the other agencies, the Southport killings would not have happened.
Joel Bodmer, 40, Shila Bodmer, 41, Gabriel Leroy, 24, and former Croydon councillor Carole Bonner, 69, have been charged with conspiracy and computer misuse in relation to irregularities surrounding the candidate selection process for Croydon East at the 2024 general election.
Sir Olly Robbins has suggested that Sir Keir Starmer should have decided against appointing Lord Peter Mandelson after reputational risks were uncovered, in his first direct criticism of the prime minister.
The top mandarin said: “I regret that the due diligence process which threw up, as I understand it, serious reputational risks didn’t colour the prime minister’s judgement.”
The due diligence report, which took place before the Labour peer was named as nominee, mentioned red flags relating to his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein and his business links to China.
Sir Olly told the Foreign Affairs Committee that there was “pressure” for the Foreign Office to approve Lord Peter Mandelson to the post of US ambassador, and No10 displayed a “dismissive approach” to vetting.
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The former top civil servant said that there was “no interest in whether, only interest in when” the Labour peer could be appointed, and there was a push to have him in Washington as quickly as “humanly possible”.
His appearance before MPs is a chance to respond to Sir Keir Starmer, who blamed the sacked senior civil servant for “deliberately” keeping him in the dark over the Labour peer’s security checks.
Alleged leaking to Guardian is ‘grievous breach of national security’
The leaking of details about Lord Mandelson failing security checks was a “grievous breach of national security” and prosecutions should follow, Sir Olly Robbins said.
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Sir Olly said it was deeply worrying that the story was given to The Guardian newspaper within days of the Cabinet Office briefing Number 10 on the vetting issues.
“I’m not making accusations at anybody, it’s not my business to do so,” he told the committee, adding: “I hope they’re being very rigorously investigated, and that prosecutions will result, because this is a grievous breach of national security.
“I’m not an investigator, all I’m able to do is put two and two together.
“The first I heard of this deep concern and briefing of it to the Prime Minister was only really hours before it appeared in The Guardian.”
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Holly Evans21 April 2026 11:18
Robbins suggests Starmer knew enough about Mandelson to block his appointment – even without the vetting outcome
Analysis, by Kate Devlin, Whitehall Editor
The prime minister’s key defence in this whole row is that if someone had told him that Mandelson had failed crucial security vetting he would not have made him as the UK’s man in Washington.
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But, in his evidence to MPs, Olly Robbins suggests the PM did have enough information to block the appointment.
He highlighted the ‘due diligence’ process, carried out before the vetting check, which, Mr Robbins added “threw up serious reputational risks”.
Mr Robbins told MPs: “I regret that the due diligence process, which threw up serious reputational risks, didn’t colour the PM’s judgement in making the appointment”.
Holly Evans21 April 2026 11:15
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Robbins: I regret PM made appointment despite due diligence concerns
Holly Evans21 April 2026 11:03
‘I don’t reflect negatively on my judgements,’ Sir Olly says
Sir Olly Robbins said he does not “reflect negatively” on his own judgment or that of his colleagues.
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Asked about whether he thinks about the consequences of the decision he made regarding Lord Mandelson’s clearance, he told the Foreign Affairs Committee: “I’ve had plenty of opportunity over the last few days to reflect on that.
“I think about the consequences of it right now I’m afraid for my wonderful family and for the fact that I don’t seem to be able to sleep in my own home and for various other things, but I don’t reflect negatively on the professionalism and the judgments of my colleagues or I hope myself.”
Holly Evans21 April 2026 10:53
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Bombshell evidence so far from Olly Robbins
There have been a number of bombshell revelations already in the testimony from the former top official at the Foreign Office, sacked last week by Keir Starmer over the Mandelson scandal.
Parts of government did not want to vet Mandelson at all.
No 10 had a “dismissive approach” to vetting and there was an “atmosphere of pressure”, while Downing Street wanted Mandelson in Washington as quickly as ‘humanly possible’.
Changing ambassador after Mandelson had been appointed would have “damaged” relations with the US.
No 10 tried to find a diplomatic job for Matthew Doyle, then the PM’s chief of communications, now a peer who Labour was forced to suspend earlier this year over his links to a convicted paedophile.
Kate Devlin21 April 2026 10:52
Robbins: I regret PM made appointment despite due diligence concerns
Sir Olly Robbins has said he “regrets” that due diligence concerns raised about Peter Mandelson did not “colour the prime minister’s judgement” in his decision to appoint him as US ambassador.
Giving evidence to the Foreign Affairs Committee, Sir Olly said he “regrets” that the full security vetting process was not done before the government announced Mandelson’s appointment, but said he does not regret the “work of my brilliant team and the judgment that we came to”.
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“I regret that this process was not done before announcement. I regret that the due diligence process, which threw up as I understand it, serious reputational risks, didn’t colour the prime minister’s judgment in making the appointment,” he said.
He added: “What I feel sad about, is that the prime minister’s nominee went ahead despite that due diligence.”
Sir Olly Robbins says he ‘regrets’ security vetting was not done before Mandelson announcement (PA)
Athena Stavrou21 April 2026 10:42
‘Dangerous misunderstanding’ of vetting confidentiality, Sir Olly says
Asked whether Sir Keir Starmer is right to have expected to be provided with more information on the vetting process, Sir Olly Robbins said that is a “dangerous misunderstanding” of confidentiality around the process.
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The former Foreign Office chief told the Foreign Affairs Committee: “I hope it’s clear from everything I have said so far that I believe that’s a misunderstanding and a dangerous misunderstanding of the necessity of confidentiality of the process.
“I’ve been interested, of course, over the last couple of days to read Lord Hague on this today and David Lammy even on Saturday, the former foreign secretary, deputy prime minister, where both have said in different language that they have never had vetting issues discussed with them in all their time as a minister and nor would they expect to.
“I’m afraid that’s exactly the culture I have been brought up in. It’s supported by guidance. You are not supposed to share the findings and reports of UKSV other than in the exceptional circumstances where doing so allows for the specific mitigation of risk.”
Holly Evans21 April 2026 10:34
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Not a ‘given’ that Mandelson would be vetted, Sir Olly says
Sir Olly Robbins said it was not a “given” that Lord Mandelson would be vetted for his appointment as US ambassador.
The former senior civil servant told the Foreign Affairs Committee: “It was not a … I’m afraid I don’t think at the point of his appointment and for days thereafter it was actually a given that he would be vetted.
“If you look at the documents submitted under the humble address there is no stipulation from number 10 that he should be vetted.
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“The welcome that was sent to him immediately afterwards doesn’t say welcome to the Foreign Office subject to vetting; the announcement put out on December 20 says that he will be out early in the new year, it does not say subject to vetting.”
He said the contract issued to Lord Mandelson after he was vetted said he must maintain his clearance “but nothing about his appointment actually, as far as I’ve seen in writing, stipulates it”.
Holly Evans21 April 2026 10:29
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Watch: Robbins says relations with the US would have been ‘damaged’ if Mandelson did not become ambassador
Robbins says relations with the US would have been ‘damaged’ if Mandelson did not become ambassador
Holly Evans21 April 2026 10:23
‘Keir Starmer has misled the House,’ says Kemi Badenoch
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said: “The evidence from Olly Robbins is devastating to Keir Starmer.
“It is clear that No10 not only made the appointment before vetting was completed, but that Mandelson was already acting as the ambassador before the vetting – even seeing highly-classified documents.
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“With this, and the ‘constant pressure’ No10 applied to the appointment and their ‘dismissive attitude’ to vetting Mandelson, it is now absolutely clear that ‘full due process’ was not followed.
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