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Evening Standard
Politics
Michael Howie and Rachael Burford

Olly Robbins launches legal fight against sacking as top Foreign Office mandarin

Sir Olly Robbins has submitted a legal challenge over his dismissal as the top civil servant at the Foreign Office, the FDA union has announced.

Sir Olly is seeking a judicial review of the decision to sack him in April this over the controversy surrounding Lord Peter Mandelson's appointment as British ambassador to the US.

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