servant

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Little's appearance follows evidence from Sir Olly Robbins, who was sacked as the top civil servant at the Foreign Office last week after the department's decision to grant Lord Mandelson clearance emerged.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

The row over the sacking of Sir Olly, who was the senior civil servant at the Foreign Office, has dominated the past week.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 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

Olly Robbins, the most senior Foreign Office civil servant, was fired last week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

They would use a fishing boat Jones had arranged for his servant to leave by the river.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson