Keir Starmer appoints first woman in over 100 years to lead civil service

Dame Antonia Romeo, who was most recently the Home Office permanent secretary, will be the first woman to lead the civil service since the post was created over 100 years ago
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Keir Starmer appoints 'Dame Antonia Romeo' as first female head of UK service

The UK government officials appointed Dame Antonia Romeo the first female civil servant on February 19, 2026.Keir Starmer has appointed Antonia Romeo as the cabinet secretary, the UK’s

Starmer says Reform UK plans to repeal Equality Act 'shocking'

Reform UK's education spokesman Suella Braverman says the UK is being torn apart by "tokenism" and "victimhood".
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Meet Antonia Romeo, Keir Starmer’s super-ambitious pick to reboot the British state

POLITICO spoke to 30 current and former politicians, political advisers and civil servants who have crossed paths with Britain’s new Whitehall boss at all levels.

Lawmakers rally in support of British PM Starmer as calls to resign ease

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s battle to stay in post over revelations about his former ambassador’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein is bolstered by support from all Cabinet members.

Britain's PM Keir Starmer announces new regulations on AI chatbots

The British government will add new regulations to artificial intelligence chatbots to protect kids, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Monday.
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Keir Starmer’s Failure Is Nearly Complete

World / The wildly unpopular UK prime minister is likely doomed in the wake of an Epstein-related scandal entirely of his own making. He deserves every bit of the hell he’s in. Evan Robins In 1964, Marxist historian Tom Nairn identified corrupt,

Policy Flip-Flops Hurt the British Leader. Then Came a New Political Threat.

Already weakened by “U-turns” on his agenda, Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced calls to step down over appointing a close friend of Jeffrey Epstein as U.S. ambassador.