Sir Keir Starmer ’s new national security adviser wrote an article a year ago in which he recommended a “more relaxed attitude” to terrorist groups.

Sir Keir Starmer has appointed Jonathan Powell, a former chief of staff to Sir Tony Blair and background architect of the Good Friday Agreement, as National Security Adviser.The veteran diplomat recently played a major role in talks over the Chagos Islands sovereignty dispute,

Powell returns to heart of Whitehall after serving as chief of staff for Tony Blair. Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, has said that his party is now best placed to take on the Labour party in Wales.

Sir Keir Starmer has appointed Tony Blair's former chief of staff as his national security adviser. Veteran diplomat Jonathan Powell will begin the role next month, it is understood, taking over from Sir Tim Barrow,

Britain on Friday named Jonathan Powell, the chief of staff to former prime minister Tony Blair, as its new national security adviser. "Jonathan has devoted his career to protecting the interests of the country,