UK’s prime minister, Keir Starmer has appointed Chris Wormald as the new cabinet secretary, making him Britain’s most senior civil servant.
Wormald, who has been the Department of Health’s permanent secretary since May 2016, will succeed Simon Case, who steps down on December 16 due to health reasons.
Announcing the appointment, the prime minister expressed his confidence in Wormald’s ability to lead the civil service through significant reforms aimed at delivering Labour’s key priorities, including boosting the economy, cutting NHS waiting times, ensuring public safety, strengthening energy security, and enhancing social mobility. Sir Keir said, “He brings a wealth of experience to this role at a critical moment in the work of change this new government has begun.”
Wormald will be central to the government’s ambitious agenda, which Sir Keir described as requiring “the complete rewiring of the British state” to foster innovation, dismantle…