Hell hath no fury like a disgruntled former employee – and, in this case, perhaps justifiably so. As Sir Keir Starmer scrambles to cobble together something resembling a legacy during his final week in the top job, one Sir Olly Robbins could stop him in his tracks.

The former top mandarin at the Foreign Office has announced that he is taking Keir to court, formally issuing proceedings seeking a judicial review of his dismissal as Permanent Secretary. Sir Olly famously joined the growing club of aides and officials scapegoated by the Prime Minister for his own failings in April this year. The softly spoken civil servant later earned plaudits for his measured........

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