Ex-Foreign Office chief Olly Robbins in talks for security role under Burnham

The Foreign Office chief who lost his job over the Peter Mandelson vetting scandal is in discussions with Andy Burnham's team about taking on a security-related role under the likely new prime minister

Olly Robbins has had 'early exploratory talks' with senior advisers to the newly elected Makerfield MP over a post in his putative Downing Street operation

It would mark a dramatic and controversial return by Robbins to the top of government less than three months after he was sacked by Keir Starmer