Relationship between No 10 and Mark Sedwill was no longer tenable

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Rumours of rifts between ‘securocrat’ and PM’s staff had dogged Westminster for weeks
Sedwill to stand down as UK’s top civil servant
While Mark Sedwill may have been Theresa May’s “first and only choice” for the head of the civil service for his star quality and decades of experience, the so-called “securocrat” failed to hit the mark with Boris Johnson.
Rumours of rifts between him and senior No 10 staff over the handling of coronavirus have dogged Westminster for weeks with accusations he has not taken command, although in reality Sedwill may never have quite recovered from his public warning that a no-deal Brexit would be a dire outcome for the UK. Continue reading...

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