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Keir Starmer warned not to rush through appointment of new Cabinet Secretary as concerns raised ...

The Daily Mail 14 Feb 2026
The PM is being urged to look at a series of debacles that took place on Dame Antonia Romeo's (pictured) watch at the MOJ before deciding if she should become Cabinet Secretary ....
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Minister refuses to say �260k payout for ex-Cabinet Secretary Sir Chris Wormald is 'value for ...

London Evening Standard 13 Feb 2026
The former head of the Civil Service was reported to have been given the payment under an agreement for his departure from No10 ... .
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Bullying complaints against Starmer’s likely new Cabinet Secretary were ‘buried’ – C4 News finds

Channel 4 13 Feb 2026
Channel 4 News can reveal serious allegations that a Foreign Office investigation into the woman likely to become Keir Starmer’s new Cabinet Secretary found “a case to answer” ...
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Ex-cabinet secretary condemns Starmer’s sacking of Chris Wormald as ‘shabby’ – UK politics live

The Guardian 13 Feb 2026
... secretary at the Foreign Office, that Antonia Romeo should not be appointed as the next cabinet secretary without more “due diligence”.
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Starmer accused of paying off Cabinet Secretary to ‘keep quiet’

The Daily Telegraph 13 Feb 2026
Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of paying off the ousted Cabinet Secretary so he will “keep quiet” ... On Friday, Lord O’Donnell, who was Cabinet Secretary between 2005 and 2011, said the Government’s treatment of Sir Chris was “shabby”.
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The Prime Minister and Cabinet Secretary have agreed by mutual consent the Cabinet Secretary will stand down (UK Cabinet Office)

Public Technologies 12 Feb 2026
The Prime Minister and the Cabinet Secretary have agreed that Sir Chris Wormald will stand down as the Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service by mutual agreement from today (12 February).
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Cabinet Secretary favourite must face full due diligence checks, says ex-boss

AOL 12 Feb 2026
The former boss of the mandarin widely tipped to become the next Cabinet Secretary has urged Sir Keir Starmer to undertake full due diligence checks on her.
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Who is Antonia Romeo and why is she tipped to be the next cabinet secretary?

The Guardian 12 Feb 2026
Charming, ambitious and not afraid to publicise her own achievements, Romeo was on the ...
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Don't sack cabinet secretary until Mandelson files published, Badenoch says

BBC News 12 Feb 2026
Head of the Civil Service Sir Chris Wormald is understood to be negotiating an exit package from his job ... .
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Whitehall war over Starmer's 'plan' to sack Cabinet Secretary and install Antonia Romeo in top ...

The Daily Mail 12 Feb 2026
Former top diplomat�Lord McDonald of Salford has taken the highly unusual step of publicly warning No10 against the move ....
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AUC Chairperson met Prime Cabinet Secretary of Kenya (African Union)

Public Technologies 12 Feb 2026
). On the margins of the 49th AU Executive Council this afternoon, H.E ... @MusaliaMudavadi, Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs . Republic of #Kenya.
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Starmer to force through preferred Cabinet Secretary despite warnings

AOL 12 Feb 2026
Sir Keir Starmer will force through his preferred candidate for Cabinet Secretary despite previous allegations of bullying and misuse of expenses ... Secretary following Sir Chris Wormald’s resignation.
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