The Foreign Office needs to be replaced, according to former diplomats

New Department for International Affairs with modernised premises and a broader remit is proposed. Former diplomats lead call to replace department with a new remit and modernisation of premises. Foreign Secretary George Osborne calls for a'modernised' department to be modernised with a wider remit.

Foreign Office 'rooted in the past' and needs replacing, former diplomats argue. Department for International Affairs should be revamped into a new department for international affairs, report says. Report: 'Fewer colonial era pictures on the wall' should be added to the Foreign Office.