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Is UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's relationship with the civil service broken? | BBC Newscast
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38:59Now PlayingUK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has sent a "real chill throughout the civil service." That’s according to a senior union official following his decision to sack the lead civil servant in the Foreign Office, Olly Robbins.
James and Chris are joined by Senior Fellow at the Institute for Government, Catherine Haddon, to discuss the recent turbulence in the relationship between the government and the Civil Service over the appointment of Peter Mandelson and whats next for the institution.
And, Economics Editor Faisal Islam also joins us to discuss why the inflation rate has increased 3.3% in March.
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