"When asked about this on Channel 4, McDonald said he would like to discuss this with No 10 through its vetting process."
"For decades, our country has wanted to rip up the rulebook and do things differently. Antonia will actually do it. She's restless, focused, creative and understands the scale of the crises this country faces. The leader our civil service needs in these times. Frankly, I'm tired of hearing w"
Chris Wormald is stepping down as cabinet secretary by mutual consent after just over a year in the job and is likely to receive a significant payout, with a reported salary of about £200,000. The Cabinet Office will run an appointment process while temporarily splitting the role between Antonia Romeo, Cat Little and James Bowler. Antonia Romeo, currently Home Office permanent secretary, is the frontrunner pending approval by the civil service commissioner and was deemed appointable a year ago. Romeo is viewed as a dynamic, non-traditional official contrasted with Wormald, who drew concerns about driving Whitehall reform. Romeo faced past questions about spending as consul general in New York in 2017 but was cleared by a Cabinet Office investigation. Former Foreign Office official Simon McDonald urged more due diligence, while allies defended Romeo’s leadership and reform credentials.
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