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Simon McDonald

since 2025 › Aug › 18 (Mon) @ 04:41 UTC

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51 days ago

Sacked Foreign Office chief Olly Robbins to face MPs’ questions over Mandelson vetting – UK politics live ⊕

found 2026 › Apr › 21 (Tue) @ 07:28 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Robbins was forced out as Foreign Office permanent secretary over the Mandelson vetting revelations in the Guardian

Good morning. In about an hour Olly Robbins will give evidence to the Commons foreig…

60 days ago

It will take more than 50 years to sort out a future for the Chagos Islands after Keir Starmer abandoned plan to hand it to Mauritius because Trump was 'openly hostile', ex-diplomat says ⊕

found 2026 › Apr › 11 (Sat) @ 17:48 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Lord Simon McDonald (pictured), who was in charge at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office when the UK was advised to hand back the islands, said the plans would now go 'into the deep freeze'.

3 months ago

Starmer appoints Antonia Romeo as head of civil service ⊕

found 2026 › Feb › 19 (Thu) @ 17:03 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

‘Outstanding public servant’ becomes first woman to hold cabinet secretary role

UK politics live: latest news updates

Keir Starmer has appointed Antonia Romeo as the cabinet secretary, the UK’s most se…

9 months ago

I used to run the Foreign Office. This is my advice for today’s extraordinary White House meeting ○

found 2025 › Aug › 18 (Mon) @ 04:25 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

With so much at stake for Europe, the most important thing is to choose a lead speaker. I’d go with Starmer or Rutte

Simon McDonald was permanent secretary at the Foreign Office, 2015-2020, and is now…

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