Former Brexit negotiator Sir Oliver Robbins has been appointed as the top civil servant at the Foreign Office.

Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer is recruiting a new top official to be the face of talks with Brussels and to renegotiate the Brexit settlement agreed by the preceding Conservatives in areas like regulation and security.

Sir Keir Starmer has hired the architect of Theresa May’s soft Brexit plan as the most senior civil servant at the Foreign Office...

Sir Oliver Robbins’ appointment is being seen as a signal of intent about Starmer’s plans to reset relations with the EU