Leadership: Lessons from a Life in Diplomacy

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Indeed, The Daily Telegraph published a profile of the “arch Remainer”, saying McDonald was “ suspected by Mr Johnson of running a spying operation and orchestrating damaging leaks” about him while they worked together at the Foreign Office. McDonald denied this emphatically: “I never briefed against Mr Johnson when he was Foreign Secretary, not once.” Simon McDonald rose through the ranks at the Foreign Office during years of work overseas and in London (Photo: impress picture / ullstein bild via Getty Images)

Number 10 were saying something which was incompatible with the law,” says McDonald. “They wanted civil servants and diplomats to repeat and amplify that message. I said: no. It was not a position I ever expected to be in. They were pretty furious with me in Number 10.”Vanessa Bauer oozes elegance in a pink gown as she joins t A-listers including Timothee Chalamet and Rowan Atkinson at the Wonka afterparty The Crown's Meg Bellamy recreates moment Kate Middleton caught Prince William's eye in a sheer dress on the catwalk at university fashion show If enacted, this legislation would remove an important protection for people seeking asylum, other migrants and those health workers caring for them. Taylor Swift received offer to perform at Coronation of King Charles III but turned it down, claims Omid Scobie in his new book Endgame An average of 18 months or so in a Cabinet position means that nobody can really set a medium-term agenda. Nobody can be confident that they are going to be listened to… Waiting people out is a phenomenon of life. If it is felt around Parliament, around Whitehall, that this week’s Education Secretary is not going to be there in a fortnight, they don’t even get airborne.” Simon McDonald (right) with David Cameron during his prime ministerial visit to Germany in 2015 (Photo: Christof Stache/AFP via Getty Images)

I'm A Celebrity FIRST LOOK: Tony Bellew SWEARS and screams in horror while searching in a cupboard of frogs during The Misery Motel trial It said Burhan had agreed to facilitate the evacuation of a number of diplomats and nationals from multiple countries. Second member of Royal Family 'is named as racist' in Omid Scobie's book: Dutch translation of Endgame appears to identify two family membersCelebrity Australian psychicpredicts surprising future for Taylor Swift and boyfriend Travis Kelce - two months after the couple debuted their romance And then there is a framed parliamentary memo which McDonald received soon after publishing his letter. “The right thing to do,” it says. “Well done.” McDonald shies away from disclosing who sent it – perhaps an old diplomatic colleague, maybe even an MI5 veteran – but clearly it offers him reassurance. Get paid for turning off your oven TONIGHT: Households to earn cash rebates in return for cutting their electricity for first time this winter