Robbins is suing the government over Keir Starmer’s decision to sack him as permanent secretary at the Foreign Office

Sir Olly Robbins has submitted a legal challenge over his dismissal as the Foreign Office's chief after he was sacked over the Peter Mandelson vetting scandal in April

Olly Robbins announced that he has asked the courts to review his dismissal, branding the outgoing PM's actions 'irrational'.