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UK Government Faces Instability Amid Cabinet Changes

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The role of permanent secretary in the UK government has become transient, with recent appointees lasting only a few months. Olly Robbins, who was spearheading a reform of the foreign office, has left, leaving the initiative without leadership.

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UK government civil service reform

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Sources · 7 independent

BBC World Service

“He had only lasted for a few months. 15 months in that role. That used to be a job. We call these people permanent secretaries. That's an odd British term of art, but they're looking incredibly transient at the moment.”

WAMU 88.5 DC

“Minister in very weird circumstances, but she was appointed after her predecessor. appointed by Stammer himself had only lasted 15 months in that role. That used to be a job. We call these people permanent secretaries. That's an odd British term of art, but they're looking incredibly transient at the moment. And that's not good for government. I was going to say, it means things don't get done.”

WBUR Boston

“appointed after her predecessor appointed by Stammer himself had only lasted 15. basically it means that we're completely distracted. There's supposed to be a massive reform program of the foreign office going on at the moment, losing 25% or so of their staff. Olly Robbins was spearheading that something the government wanted to do to cut budgets. And that now is drifting without leadership. So it's terrible for good government. And it just seems to be becoming a bit too much of a repeat story that we get rapidly into blame games.”

KQED FM

“That used to be a job. We call these people permanent secretaries. That's an odd British term of art, but they're looking incredibly transient at the moment and that's not good for government.”

WNYC 93.9 FM

“circumstances but she was appointed after her predecessor appointed by Starmagh himself had only lasted 15 months in that role. That used to be a job. We call these people permanent secretaries. That's an odd British term of art but they're looking incredibly transient at the moment and that's not good for government.”

BBC WS backup

“appointed by Stammer himself had only lasted 15 months in that role. of their staff, Olly Robbins was spearheading that, something the government wanted to do to cut budgets. And that now is drifting without leadership.”

CKNW 980 Vancouver

“think we're getting there and to your point on the premier and sort of a popular statement he's making. I mean man this guy came out this week with everything on grocery reduction, you know, harms to a social media ban and he knows the but the button issues that people are talking about right now.”

ABC NewsRadio AU

“only appointed a few weeks ago she clearly wasn't able to insist. even if she tried, it seemed to happen in a phone call with the Prime Minister in very weird circumstances. But she was appointed after her predecessor, appointed by Stammer himself, had only lasted 15 months in that role.”

France Info

“Le gouvernement britannique connaît une instabilité due à des secrétaires transitoires.”

LBC London

“UK civil service relations deteriorate”

Govorit Moskva

“Former UK civil servant sacked amid security clearance dispute”

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