Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2024 20:36:30 GMT
Sir Keir Starmer has blocked the appointment to No 10 of a general who has been implicated in the inquiry into SAS killings in Afghanistan.
General Gwyn Jenkins, former deputy head of the armed forces, was due to be appointed national security adviser, one of the most senior aides to the prime minister.
Rishi Sunak announced Jenkins’ appointment during the final months of the Conservative government, but Starmer rescinded the offer, having already blocked the posting of Sir Tim Barrow, the present holder, to the US to serve as ambassador, another senior civil service job decided towards the end of Sunak’s premiership.
General Gwyn Jenkins, former deputy head of the armed forces, was due to be appointed national security adviser, one of the most senior aides to the prime minister.
Rishi Sunak announced Jenkins’ appointment during the final months of the Conservative government, but Starmer rescinded the offer, having already blocked the posting of Sir Tim Barrow, the present holder, to the US to serve as ambassador, another senior civil service job decided towards the end of Sunak’s premiership.
A good move by Keir Starmer, all war criminals should indeed be blocked from such postings, this is not "interfering" with the civil service as many claim - it's simply preventing people involved in fairly egregious criminality from holding important posts