{"id":336715,"date":"2026-04-21T21:00:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T20:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/starmer-v-robbins-why-top-officials-evidence-is-devastating-for-the-pm\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T21:00:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T20:00:40","slug":"starmer-v-robbins-why-top-officials-evidence-is-devastating-for-the-pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/starmer-v-robbins-why-top-officials-evidence-is-devastating-for-the-pm\/","title":{"rendered":"Starmer v Robbins: Why top official&#8217;s evidence is &#8216;devastating&#8217; for the PM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/3wm6U5V1Y-8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Starmer v Robbins: Why top official's evidence is 'devastating' for the PM\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3wm6U5V1Y-8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Keir Starmer is under fresh pressure over his controversial decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as US Ambassador. <\/p>\n<p>Explosive testimony from sacked top Foreign Office official Olly Robbins has revealed there was \u201cconstant pressure\u201d from Number 10 to push the appointment through &#8211; raising serious questions about how the decision was made.<\/p>\n<p>On Talking Politics, Tom and Robert break down Robbins\u2019 appearance at the Foreign Affairs Committee &#8211; and why the decision to sack him seems to have backfired on Starmer.<\/p>\n<p>Why are these latest revelations \u201cdevastating\u201d for the PM? Was Olly Robbins made a scapegoat? And could this scandal rival the scale of Partygate?<\/p>\n<p>Listen to this week\u2019s episode to find out.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keir Starmer is under fresh pressure over his controversial decision to appoint Peter Mandelson as US Ambassador. Explosive testimony from sacked top Foreign Office official Olly Robbins has revealed there was \u201cconstant pressure\u201d from Number 10 to push the appointment through &#8211; raising serious questions about how the decision was made. 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