Former Downing Street chief of staff Jonathan Powell was considered a contender to be Britain’s man in Washington after shepherding Chagos Islands negotiations
, was being talked about in diplomatic circles as a contender to be Britain’s man in Washington DC after he shepherded the delicate final stages of negotiations on the future of the Chagos Islands.At the start of September, it was announced that Powell had been appointed as the Prime Minister’s special envoy for negotiations with Mauritius to get the deal over the line.
“If it’s Trump it should certainly be a professional diplomat who knows how to deal with difficult customers and how to manage complicated relationships. The ex-diplomat added that the shortlived tenure of ex-civil servant Sue Gray as No 10 chief of staff might put Starmer off an unorthodox appointment and persuade him to choose someone from within the diplomatic service.
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