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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 sparked a damaging row 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 removed permanent under secretary at the Foreign Office, will defend his choice to withhold details about Lord Peter Mandelson's failed vetting...

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 considerable criticism in Parliament over his handling of Lord Mandelson's security assessment 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 chronic underfunding and political complacency, according to Lord George Robertson, the former Nato secretary general who authored...

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 been aware the...

Apr 13, 2026 · admin

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Britain Declines to Join US Naval Blockade of Iranian Strait Ports

Britain has opted out of the United States' naval embargo of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz, the BBC has learned. Prime Minister Sir...

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 expected to undergo rigorous scrutiny from MPs on Tuesday over his involvement in awarding Peter Mandelson a security approval...

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 major Chagos Islands agreement in response to sustained pressure campaign from Donald Trump, despite the US...

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 completed a 3-day diplomatic visit to the Gulf...

Apr 11, 2026 · admin