Ex-Foreign Office chief Olly Robbins seeking judicial review over his sacking – UK politics live

Politics The Guardian By Andrew Sparrow 13 Jul 2026 10:29 1 min read

Robbins is suing the government over Keir Starmer’s decision to sack him as permanent secretary at the Foreign Office A week today Keir Starmer is due to resign as PM, and Andy Burnham will go to Buckingham Palace where the king will invite him to form a government. Burnham is then expected to give a speech in Downing Street. Outside No 10, workers already getting the platforms in place for the media. Some 24 individuals and entities said to be behind “destructive” operations, including proxy ne

Robbins is suing the government over Keir Starmer’s decision to sack him as permanent secretary at the Foreign Office

A week today Keir Starmer is due to resign as PM, and Andy Burnham will go to Buckingham Palace where the king will invite him to form a government. Burnham is then expected to give a speech in Downing Street.

Outside No 10, workers already getting the platforms in place for the media.

Some 24 individuals and entities said to be behind “destructive” operations, including proxy networks connected to the Russian Intelligence Services, have been targeted by the Foreign Office.

The EU said it was imposing restrictive measures on nine individuals and four entities, including GRU officers, self-proclaimed “hacktivists” and cybercriminals, citing “close co-ordination” with the UK.

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