Exclusive: Has Keir Starmer made a huge mistake sacking Olly Robbins? | In The Room

There’s a new development in the Mandelson-Epstein-Starmer scandal and, as usual, it raises more questions than it answers about No 10’s dealings.

In The Room hosts former deputy cabinet secretary Helen MacNamara and former No 10 special adviser Cleo Watson have already reviewed Starmer’s report. ‘Process’ obsession and scanned (ahem, a bit disappointing) first Mandelson slice.

Now they’re back to explain the latest revelations about Mandelson’s botched security clearance: Why did the State Department overrule it? How do these processes actually work? So could sacking Olly Robbins be Starmer’s biggest mistake?

For more on Mandelson, listen to episode 2: Mandelson and Starmer: Is the HR process to blame? and part 4: The definitive guide to the Mandelson files: All filler, no killer? From In The Room. New episodes are released every Friday Apple Podcasts, SpotifyAnd YouTube.