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

Sir Keir Starmer's choice to remove Sir Olly Robbins, the Foreign Office's senior permanent official, has sparked a significant dispute with the union representing high-ranking...

Apr 16, 2026 · admin

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Senior Diplomat Set to Defend Silence Over Mandelson Vetting Failure

Sir Olly Robbins, the dismissed permanent under secretary at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, will defend his decision to withhold information 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 dealing with significant pressure in Parliament over his management of Lord Mandelson's vetting process for the US ambassador role,...

Apr 14, 2026 · admin

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Britain faces security crisis as defence spending row intensifies

Britain's security apparatus is "in peril" due to persistent underfunding and political complacency, according to Lord George Robertson, the ex-Nato secretary general who authored 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 rejected Lord Mandelson's nomination as US ambassador had he known the ex-minister...

Apr 13, 2026 · admin

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Britain Declines to Join US Naval Blockade of Iranian Strait Ports

Britain has chosen not to participate in the United States' military blockade of ports in Iran in the Strait of Hormuz, the BBC understands. The...

Apr 13, 2026 · admin

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

The Foreign Office's leading official is anticipated to face intense questioning from MPs on Tuesday over his role in granting Peter Mandelson a security clearance...

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 significant Chagos Islands deal after prolonged lobbying from Donald Trump, despite the US President having previously...

Apr 12, 2026 · admin

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Mandelson Vetting Crisis Deepens as Senior Civil Servant Departs

The nomination of Lord Peter Mandelson as UK envoy to the US has triggered a fresh political crisis 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 concluded a three-day diplomatic visit to the Gulf...

Apr 11, 2026 · admin