not told

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Sir Olly was removed from his post last month after it emerged he had not told Sir Keir he had granted Lord Mandelson security clearance despite officials raising security concerns.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Had Fletcher not told one of the officers at the jail that he had come to the protest with bail money already on hand?

From Slate • May 4, 2026

The prime minister effectively sacked Sir Olly last week, expressing anger that the Foreign Office had not told him that Lord Mandelson failed security vetting.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

“Not only was I not told, no minister was told and I’m absolutely furious about it,” Starmer told reporters on Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Where he first met and how he wooed the maiden he loved, Eurydice, we are not told, but it is clear that no maiden he wanted could have resisted the power of his song.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton