Robbins revelations leave Starmer scrambling | The Daily T

It’s another bruising day for Keir Starmer as Sir Olly Robbins, the former top Foreign Office official sacked over the Peter Mandelson vetting row, has broken his silence in explosive evidence to MPs - accusing Number 10 of applying “constant pressure” to push the appointment through before proper checks were completed. In a dramatic Committee hearing, Robbins suggested Downing Street didn’t even expect Mandelson to be vetted, failed to consult the Foreign Office before announcing his role as US ambassador, and created an “atmosphere of pressure” and “constant chasing” to get approval over the line. On today’s Daily T, Camilla Tominey and Tim Stanley dissect the most jaw-dropping moments from Robbins’s testimony and ask what it means for the Prime Minister’s credibility. And they examine growing unrest within Labour ranks, as senior figure Lord Maurice Glasman becomes one of the first from within to publicly call for Starmer to go, raising the stakes for a leadership crisis that may no longer be containable. 🚨 LIVE EVENT ALERT: The Daily T will be going on the road to London (April 27), Cardiff (April 28), Warwick (April 29) and Worthing (April 30) ahead of May’s critical local elections, where you'll have a chance to put your questions to Camilla and Tim. 🎟️ Tickets are limited, book yours now!: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/0/live-event-the-daily-t-on-the-road/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_youtube_daily-t-on-the-road/ You, 14:56 ► Subscribe to The Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/customer/subscription/store/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_youtube_dailytpodcast ► Get the latest headlines: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_youtube_dailytpodcast ► Sign up to The Telegraph's free new daily newsletter, From the Editor, bringing you the latest news, features and analysis from the Telegraph newsroom: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/customer/secure/newsletter/from-the-editor/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_youtube_dailytpodcast KeirStarmer, OllyRobbins, PeterMandelson, UKPolitics, DowningStreet, ForeignOffice, PoliticalNews, BreakingPolitics, GovernmentPressure, VettingRow, PoliticalScandal, UKGovernment, LeadershipCrisis, Accountability, MPs, CommitteeHearing, Diplomacy, USAmbassador, DailyT, CamillaTominey, TimStanley