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Sir Keir Starmer told MPs yesterday in the House of Commons that officials in the Foreign Office deliberately and repeatedly withheld the fact Lord Mandelson initially failed security vetting for the role of US ambassador.But his version of events could be challenged today by Sir Olly Robbins, the top civil servant at the Foreign Office who left his post last week, who will face the Foreign Affairs Select Committee at 9am.US vice president JD Vance is expected to travel to Pakistan for a second round of talks with Iran today, but it is unclear if Iran will attend.The government has made…

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