civil servant

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The former civil servant in charge of approving Lord Peter Mandelson's security clearance has defended his handling of the peer's vetting, and accused No 10 of a "dismissive attitude" towards the checks.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

The former lead civil servant at the Foreign Office, sacked by the prime minister and foreign secretary last week, will give his side of the story in Parliament this morning.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Downing Street considered giving the prime minister's then-director of communications Lord Doyle a diplomat role, the former top civil servant at the Foreign Office has said.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Ashlin McCourt clocks up 60 hours a week working as a civil servant, a waitress and a baker because "life's so expensive", she says.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

At that time, a career as a civil servant was a glittering prize for an African, the highest that a black man could aspire to.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela