diff --git a/src/components/header-with-logo/__tests__/HeaderWithLogo.test.tsx b/src/components/header-with-logo/__tests__/HeaderWithLogo.test.tsx
index 7ada5cf..88a6a0c 100644
--- a/src/components/header-with-logo/__tests__/HeaderWithLogo.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/header-with-logo/__tests__/HeaderWithLogo.test.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React from 'react';
-import { fireEvent, render } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { render } from '@testing-library/react';
 import HeaderWithLogo from '../HeaderWithLogo';
 
 describe('The header component', () => {
@@ -127,23 +127,6 @@ describe('The header component', () => {
         expect(visuallyHiddenText?.nextSibling?.textContent).toBe(dropdownText ?? 'More');
       },
     );
-
-    it('Invokes the onClick prop when button is clicked', () => {
-      const clickFn = jest.fn();
-      const { container } = render(
-        <HeaderWithLogo>
-          <HeaderWithLogo.NavDropdownMenu onClick={clickFn}></HeaderWithLogo.NavDropdownMenu>
-        </HeaderWithLogo>,
-      );
-
-      const buttonElement = container.querySelector('.nhsuk-header__menu-toggle');
-
-      expect(clickFn).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-
-      fireEvent.click(buttonElement!);
-
-      expect(clickFn).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    });
   });
 
   describe('The NavItem component', () => {
diff --git a/src/components/header-with-logo/__tests__/__snapshots__/HeaderWithLogo.test.tsx.snap b/src/components/header-with-logo/__tests__/__snapshots__/HeaderWithLogo.test.tsx.snap
index 7a52dfd..450a03a 100644
--- a/src/components/header-with-logo/__tests__/__snapshots__/HeaderWithLogo.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/components/header-with-logo/__tests__/__snapshots__/HeaderWithLogo.test.tsx.snap
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@ exports[`The header component Matches the snapshot 1`] = `
               class="nhsuk-mobile-menu-container"
             >
               <button
-                aria-expanded="false"
                 class="nhsuk-header__menu-toggle nhsuk-header__navigation-link"
               >
                 <span
diff --git a/src/components/header-with-logo/_headerWithLogo.scss b/src/components/header-with-logo/_headerWithLogo.scss
index d40f97b..c934914 100644
--- a/src/components/header-with-logo/_headerWithLogo.scss
+++ b/src/components/header-with-logo/_headerWithLogo.scss
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
   flex-shrink: 1;
   align-items: center;
   justify-content: flex-end;
-    
+
   .nhsuk-navigation {
     width: 100%;
     max-width: 100%;
@@ -117,9 +117,10 @@
         height: 24px;
         margin-left: 6px;
         transform: rotate(90deg);
+        fill: inherit;
       }
 
-      &[aria-expanded='true'] {
+      &--expanded {
         .nhsuk-icon {
           transform: rotate(-90deg);
         }
diff --git a/src/components/header-with-logo/components/LocalNavDropdownMenu.tsx b/src/components/header-with-logo/components/LocalNavDropdownMenu.tsx
index 0c1a784..937a326 100644
--- a/src/components/header-with-logo/components/LocalNavDropdownMenu.tsx
+++ b/src/components/header-with-logo/components/LocalNavDropdownMenu.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { FC, HTMLProps, useContext, useEffect, MouseEvent } from 'react';
+import React, { FC, HTMLProps, useContext, useEffect } from 'react';
 import HeaderContext, { IHeaderContext } from '../HeaderContext';
 import { ChevronDownIcon } from './LocalChevronDown';
 export interface NavDropdownMenuProps extends HTMLProps<HTMLButtonElement> {
@@ -7,15 +7,7 @@ export interface NavDropdownMenuProps extends HTMLProps<HTMLButtonElement> {
 }
 
 const NavMenuDropdown: FC<NavDropdownMenuProps> = ({ onClick, dropdownText = 'More', ...rest }) => {
-  const { setMenuToggle, toggleMenu, menuOpen } = useContext<IHeaderContext>(HeaderContext);
-
-  const onToggleClick = (e: MouseEvent<HTMLButtonElement>) => {
-    toggleMenu();
-
-    if (onClick) {
-      onClick(e);
-    }
-  };
+  const { setMenuToggle } = useContext<IHeaderContext>(HeaderContext);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     setMenuToggle(true);
@@ -26,8 +18,6 @@ const NavMenuDropdown: FC<NavDropdownMenuProps> = ({ onClick, dropdownText = 'Mo
     <li className="nhsuk-mobile-menu-container">
       <button
         className="nhsuk-header__menu-toggle nhsuk-header__navigation-link "
-        aria-expanded={menuOpen ? 'true' : 'false'}
-        onClick={onToggleClick}
         {...rest}
       >
         <span className="nhsuk-u-visually-hidden">Browse</span>
diff --git a/src/components/header-with-logo/header.js b/src/components/header-with-logo/header.js
index a5f790a..baecfdd 100644
--- a/src/components/header-with-logo/header.js
+++ b/src/components/header-with-logo/header.js
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
  * Lifted from nhsuk-frontend and brought into this repo to enable compilation to CJS if required
  * See Github issue https://github.com/nhsuk/nhsuk-frontend/issues/937
  */
-
-
 class Header {
   constructor() {
     this.menuIsOpen = false;
@@ -11,7 +9,6 @@ class Header {
     this.navigationList = document.querySelector('.nhsuk-header__navigation-list');
     this.mobileMenu = document.createElement('ul');
     this.mobileMenuToggleButton = document.querySelector('.nhsuk-header__menu-toggle');
-    this.mobileMenuCloseButton = document.createElement('button');
     this.mobileMenuContainer = document.querySelector('.nhsuk-mobile-menu-container');
     this.breakpoints = [];
     this.width = document.body.offsetWidth;
@@ -29,22 +26,28 @@ class Header {
 
     // calculateBreakpoints and updateNavigtion need to be run twice
     // the second run takes into account the width of the logo
-      this.setupMobileMenu();
-      this.calculateBreakpoints();
-      this.updateNavigation();
-      this.doOnOrientationChange();
-      this.calculateBreakpoints();
-      this.updateNavigation();
+    this.setupMobileMenu();
+    this.calculateBreakpoints();
+    this.updateNavigation();
+    this.doOnOrientationChange();
+    this.calculateBreakpoints();
+    this.updateNavigation();
 
     this.handleResize = this.debounce(() => {
       this.calculateBreakpoints();
       this.updateNavigation();
     });
 
-
     this.mobileMenuToggleButton.addEventListener('click', this.toggleMobileMenu.bind(this));
     window.addEventListener('resize', this.handleResize);
     window.addEventListener('orientationchange', this.doOnOrientationChange());
+
+    // Add new blur listeners to dropdown menu
+    // It had to be applied to all nav links as removeEventListener wasn't working
+    const allLinks = [this.mobileMenuToggleButton, ...this.navigation.querySelectorAll('a.nhsuk-header__navigation-link')];
+    for (let i = 0; i < allLinks.length; i++) {
+      allLinks[i].addEventListener('blur', this.onBlur.bind(this))
+    }
   }
 
   debounce(func, timeout = 100) {
@@ -65,14 +68,13 @@ class Header {
    *
    */
   calculateBreakpoints() {
-
     let childrenWidth = 0;
 
-      for (let i = 0; i < this.navigationList.children.length; i++) {
-        childrenWidth += this.navigationList.children[i].offsetWidth;
-        this.breakpoints[i] = childrenWidth;
-        }
-        }
+    for (let i = 0; i < this.navigationList.children.length; i++) {
+      childrenWidth += this.navigationList.children[i].offsetWidth;
+      this.breakpoints[i] = childrenWidth;
+    }
+  }
 
   // Add the mobile menu to the DOM
   setupMobileMenu() {
@@ -85,15 +87,14 @@ class Header {
    *
    * Closes the mobile menu and updates accessibility state.
    *
-   * Remvoes the margin-bottom from the navigation
+   * Removes the margin-bottom from the navigation
    */
   closeMobileMenu() {
     this.menuIsOpen = false;
     this.mobileMenu.classList.add('nhsuk-header__drop-down--hidden');
     this.navigation.style.marginBottom = 0;
+    this.mobileMenuToggleButton.classList.remove('nhsuk-header__menu-toggle--expanded');
     this.mobileMenuToggleButton.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'false');
-    this.mobileMenuToggleButton.focus();
-    this.mobileMenuCloseButton.removeEventListener('click', this.closeMobileMenu.bind(this));
     document.removeEventListener('keydown', this.handleEscapeKey.bind(this));
   }
 
@@ -105,8 +106,40 @@ class Header {
    *
    */
   handleEscapeKey(e) {
-    if (e.key === 'Escape') {
+    if (e.key === 'Escape' && this.menuIsOpen) {
+      this.closeMobileMenu();
+      this.mobileMenuToggleButton.focus();
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Blur Listening
+   *
+   * Listener for when the focus leaves a nav link / toggle
+   *
+   * If the currentTarget is dropdown-related (toggle or child link), and the new one isn't, we want to close the
+   * mobileMenu.
+   */
+  onBlur(e) {
+    const grandchildren = this.mobileMenu.querySelectorAll('li a');
+    // Checks the current link even qualifies
+    const currentFocusIsInDropdown = Array.from(grandchildren).includes(e.currentTarget);
+    const currentFocusIsToggleOrSubLink = e.currentTarget.classList.contains('nhsuk-header__menu-toggle') || currentFocusIsInDropdown
+
+    // If the menu isn't open, or the old link isn't one of the toggles or sub links, return;
+    if (!this.menuIsOpen || !currentFocusIsToggleOrSubLink) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Focus left any link
+    if (e.relatedTarget === null) {
       this.closeMobileMenu();
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const newFocusIsInDropdown = Array.from(grandchildren).includes(e.relatedTarget);
+    if (!e.relatedTarget.classList.contains('nhsuk-header__menu-toggle') && !newFocusIsInDropdown) {
+        this.closeMobileMenu();
     }
   }
 
@@ -126,13 +159,11 @@ class Header {
     this.mobileMenu.classList.remove('nhsuk-header__drop-down--hidden');
     const marginBody = this.mobileMenu.offsetHeight;
     this.navigation.style.marginBottom = `${marginBody}px`;
+    this.mobileMenuToggleButton.classList.add('nhsuk-header__menu-toggle--expanded');
     this.mobileMenuToggleButton.setAttribute('aria-expanded', 'true');
 
-    // add event listerer for esc key to close menu
+    // add event listener for esc key to close menu
     document.addEventListener('keydown', this.handleEscapeKey.bind(this));
-
-    // add event listener for close icon to close menu
-    this.mobileMenuCloseButton.addEventListener('click', this.closeMobileMenu.bind(this));
   }
 
   /**
@@ -158,7 +189,7 @@ class Header {
    * If the available space is greater than the current breakpoint,
    * remove the mobile menu toggle button and move the first item in the
    *
-   * Additionaly will close the mobile menu if the window gets resized
+   * Additionally will close the mobile menu if the window gets resized
    * and the menu is open.
    */
 
@@ -196,7 +227,6 @@ class Header {
     if (document.body.offsetWidth !== this.width && this.menuIsOpen) {
       this.closeMobileMenu();
     }
-
   }
 
   /**