He says: “The two things we talked about were: is this what I should do as a retired civil servant? The obligations on a civil servant, I believe, continue into retirement… A minister needs not to think: is the person in front of me going to dish the dirt at some point? They’re entitled to think that what is happening with their officials remains confidential, for keeps. That was troubling.

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The Palace were expecting a hatchet job, but the maliciousness of the claims in Omid Scobie's book has left them all reeling, writes REBECCA ENGLISH

He added that Mr Johnson knew he was a Remainer but denied pushing those views as he strongly believed his job was "to make the best of the exit, that is what civil servants do, no matter the government, even when they disagree". Talleyrand “expected disaster and that duly happened to the restored Bourbons”, explains McDonald. “It felt to me as though the parliamentary Conservative Party had learnt nothing but forgotten everything.” When Sir Simon stepped down as head of the diplomatic service early, there was speculation it was because he was against the merger of the Foreign Office with the Department for International Development. Tearful' headteacher Ruth Perry told Ofsted inspectors 'it's not looking good is it' and said she 'couldn't show her face again' before taking her own life after inspection, inquest hears

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This book is a deeply personal take on leadership, rather than an academic text on the subject. It connects Simon’s unique experiences to what could be done differently by those in positions of senior leadership. At different points, he collates what he sees as attributes for a good leader but, out of these, he concludes that leaders should be: “clear, consistent, curious, collaborative, courageous and compassionate”. These are familiar principles few would argue with, but there is less to learn from his writing on how to live those values as a leader. Simon’s reflections on senior leaders seem to be referring to seniority of position rather than the more democratic view that regardless of grade, people are leaders in their own way. But that doesn’t mean that someone who isn’t a permanent secretary cannot learn anything from Simon’s experiences. Great British Bake Off's Manon Lagrève reveals she is pregnant with her second child a year after tying the knot with husbandLuke Bennett McDonald joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1982 and served in Jeddah, Riyadh, Bonn and Washington, D.C. as well as in London. He was Principal Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary 2001–03; Ambassador to Israel 2003–06; Director for Iraq at the FCO 2006–07; Foreign Policy Adviser to the Prime Minister and Head of the Overseas and Defence Secretariat at the Cabinet Office 2007–10; and was appointed Ambassador to Germany in October 2010 [update]. [6] [7] McDonald welcomes the newly-appointed Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Boris Johnson, to the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in London on 13 July 2016. BBC fans are in for a treat this Christmas as the broadcaster announces the return of THIS hit music showJohnson subsequently agreed to go after his handling of the scandal led to a torrent of resignations by ministers and mounting pressure from within his own party. Prior to the referendum to the leave the European Union, McDonald considered a referendum for Brexit to be "highly theoretical, as well as deeply problematic" and admitted to be fearful of a vote to leave. He was quoted on the morning of the referendum itself, "I really fear today our country is going to vote to leave the European Union". [12] Netflix fans hail underrated thriller which boasts higher IMDb rating than The Crown, Happy Valley and Twin Peaks