Government settles out of court with sacked Foreign Office chief Sir Olly Robbins
Summary
The Government has reached an out-of-court settlement with Sir Olly Robbins, who had requested a judicial review over the sacking after being removed as the top civil servant at the Foreign Office, the Evening Standard and The Independent reported on Friday 16 October. The Independent said the senior civil servant had challenged the sacking by Sir Keir Starmer over Lord Peter Mandelson's security vetting.
Latest: The Government reached an out-of-court settlement with Sir Olly Robbins, the sacked Foreign Office chief who had requested a judicial review, the Evening Standard and The Independent reported, The Independent saying the sacking by Sir Keir Starmer was over Lord Peter Mandelson's security vetting.
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How it unfolded
Friday 16 October
The Government reached an out-of-court settlement with Sir Olly Robbins, the sacked Foreign Office chief who had requested a judicial review, the Evening Standard and The Independent reported, The Independent saying the sacking by Sir Keir Starmer was over Lord Peter Mandelson's security vetting.
- 12:40The IndependentGovernment settles out of court after challenge by sacked Foreign Office chief
- 12:31Evening StandardGovernment settles out of court after challenge by sacked Foreign Office chief
- 11:59The IndependentGovernment settles after challenge by sacked Foreign Office chief over Peter Mandelson vetting