UK PM Starmer sacks Foreign Office perm sec

Britain's top foreign ministry official, Permanent Secretary Olly Robbins, will leave his post after Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Foreign Minister Yvette Cooper lost confidence in him. The departure follows a controversy over the security vetting of former Labour minister Peter Mandelson. A source confirmed the move on Thursday, marking a significant shake-up in the senior civil service. The scandal has caused political turmoil for the Starmer government, which has faced accusations of misleading Parliament over the vetting failure.