@independent: Ex-Deputy Cabinet Secretary Helen MacNamara: ‘Olly Robbins is the UK’s leading expert on security vetting. It was extraordinary for Starmer not to ask him any questions.’ For in-depth reaction to Starmer’s Commons appearance and Olly Robbins’s committee hearing on the Mandelson vetting process, listen to the latest @In The Room episode - available now on all podcast platforms.

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