The wrath of the ‘Blob’: Keir Starmer triggers dangerous war with Whitehall

Tamara Ceaikovski

LONDON — Keir Starmer has wrecked his relationship with thousands of civil servants working at the heart of the British state and faces a campaign from some who want see him ousted. Insiders say the atmosphere in government departments is now even worse than under former Conservative premiers Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, both of whom attacked the so-called “blob” of officialdom for thwarting their plans — and lived to regret it. The erosion of trust between officials and the government’s

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