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Independent UK - Politics

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Robbins asked if No 10 told 'just f***ing approve' Mandelson vetting

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Smoking ban for people born after 2008 agreed

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Full timeline of how Mandelson appointment scandal unfolded

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Timeline on The Independent's role in the Peter Mandelson scandal

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