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Starmer’s Civil Service Dismissal Sparks Morale Crisis, Union Warns

Sir Keir Starmer's decision to dismiss Sir Olly Robbins, the Foreign Office's top civil servant, has triggered a damaging row with the union representing senior...

Apr 16, 2026 · admin

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Senior Diplomat Set to Defend Silence Over Mandelson Vetting Failure

Sir Olly Robbins, the removed permanent under secretary at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, will justify his decision to withhold details about Lord Peter Mandelson's...

Apr 15, 2026 · admin

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Five Critical Questions Facing Starmer in Commons Mandelson Showdown

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is facing significant pressure in Parliament over his handling of Lord Mandelson's vetting process for the US ambassador role, with...

Apr 14, 2026 · admin

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Britain faces security crisis as defence spending row intensifies

Britain's national security is "in peril" due to persistent underfunding and governmental complacency, according to Lord George Robertson, the ex-Nato secretary general who drafted the...

Apr 14, 2026 · admin

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Starmer Would Have Rejected Mandelson, Lammy Insists Amid Vetting Crisis

Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy has stated that Sir Keir Starmer would have declined Lord Mandelson's appointment as US ambassador had he known the former...

Apr 13, 2026 · admin

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Britain Declines to Join US Naval Blockade of Iranian Strait Ports

Britain has declined to take part in the US military blockade of ports in Iran in the strategically important waterway, the BBC has learned. Prime...

Apr 13, 2026 · admin

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Foreign Office Chief Set to Answer MPs Over Mandelson Security Clearance Controversy

The Foreign Office's most senior civil servant is expected to face intense scrutiny from MPs on Tuesday over his role in granting Peter Mandelson a...

Apr 12, 2026 · admin

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Starmer Abandons Chagos Islands Treaty Amid Trump’s Sudden Opposition

Sir Keir Starmer has put on hold his government's landmark Chagos Islands treaty after continued lobbying from Donald Trump, notwithstanding the US President previously having...

Apr 12, 2026 · admin

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Mandelson Vetting Crisis Deepens as Senior Civil Servant Departs

The appointment of Lord Peter Mandelson as UK envoy to the US has triggered a new political row for Sir Keir Starmer after it came...

Apr 11, 2026 · admin

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Iran Crisis Will Shape Britain for Decades, Starmer Warns

Sir Keir Starmer has warned that the Iran crisis will "define us for a generation", as he completed a 3-day diplomatic mission to the Gulf...

Apr 11, 2026 · admin