i understands Sir Tim Barrow was told of the decision by Keir Starmer’s chief of staff as one of her first acts in government.
David Miliband and Peter Mandelson, key members of Tony Blair’s government, are the front runners for US ambassador after the axing of Sir Tim Barrow, on Friday as one of her first acts in government. Barrow has worked in the civil service for nearly 40 years and was previously the UK’s ambassador to Moscow and the EU.
Keir Starmer’s chief of staff, Sue Gray, axed Sir Tim Barrow as the incoming US ambassador in one of her first acts in government Blair’s former Chief of Staff Jonathan Powell is also under discussion, but installing a career diplomat has also not been ruled out.
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