The Fraught Relationship Between Ministers And The Civil Service Explained | AN Wilson
April 21, 2026
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as posted by the channel“It’s interesting because if you looked at Starmer, he seems like a Whitehall boffin rather than a politician, doesn't he?”
AN Wilson looks back at the history of often tense relations between ministers and civil servants, and draws parallels with the fallout over Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador.
Historian AN Wilson was speaking to Hugo Rifkind on Times Radio. Listen live Monday-Thursday, 10am-1pm.
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