Simon Case

Sir Chris Wormald has been appointed as the UK’s new Cabinet Secretary, becoming the top civil servant and the Prime Minister’s senior policy adviser.

UK’s new top civil servant named

Boris Johnson's wife Carrie outside Downing Street. (Picture: Getty Images)

Was Carrie Johnson really the one pulling the strings during Covid?

There were astonishing quotes at the Covid Inquiry from (L-R) Boris Johnson, Lee Cain, Simon Case and Dominic Cummings. Credit: PA/Getty/Kim Mogg

'F*** pigs & dumpster fire': the wildest quotes from UK Covid Inquiry

The Covid Inquiry has shown beyond all doubt that Boris Johnson was not up to being Prime Minister. Credit: Mark Hall/PA

Covid Inquiry confirms that callous Boris was unfit to be PM Ralph Blackburn

Lee Cain arrives at the Covid Inquiry. Credit: James Manning/PA Wire

Explainer Tory party thought Covid was 'nature's way of dealing with old people'

Dominic Cummings arrives to give evidence to the Covid Inquiry. Credit: Getty

What is Dominic Cummings doing now? Ex-aide appears at Covid Inquiry

Former BBC chairman Richard Sharp (left) and Boris Johnson. Mr Sharp said he was quitting as BBC chairman to "prioritise the interests" of the broadcaster after a report by Adam Heppinstall found he breached the governance code for public appointments.

Richard Sharp’s net worth as he resigns from BBC

Boris Johnson appointed Simon Case as Cabinet Secretary in September 2020 (image: Getty Images)

Top civil servant calls Boris Johnson a ‘nationally distrusted figure’

Matt Hancock’s latest leaked WhatsApp messages implicate Simon Case and Boris Johnson (images: Getty Images)

Matt Hancock ‘wanted to scare public’ during Covid - leaks claim

Matt Hancock was allegedly eager for police officers to get tough on people breaching Covid lockdown rules (Photo: Getty Images)

Matt Hancock wanted to ‘get heavy’ with police over Covid rules

Top civil servant Simon Case has been involved in several government scandals. Credit: Mark Hall / NationalWorld

Explainer Simon Case: who is top civil servant at centre of numerous scandals?

The Government has been urged to launch an urgent investigation following reports that Liz Truss’s phone was hacked. Credit: NationalWorld

Minister says Liz Truss’ phone ‘clearly hacked’ by suspected Russians

Boris Johnson. Pic: Getty.

Boris Johnson has ‘minor routine operation’ for sinuses

There has been mounting speculation Cabinet Secretary Simon Case will come under pressure to resign over the Sue Gray report.

Partygate: why Simon Case could resign over report findings

Watch the Boris Johnson Line of Duty interrogation parody

Cabinet Secretary Simon Case has been accused of attending ‘illegal’ Downing Street gatherings in December 2020, after it was announced that he was to investigate claims that rules were broken. (Credit: Getty)

Cabinet Secretary Simon Case accused of attending No 10 gatherings

A Christmas tree stands illuminated outside number 10 Downing Street

Downing Street staff told to ‘go out the back’ after Christmas quiz
The Mirror reported that quiz team names that evening included "Professor Quiz Whitty" and "Hands, Face, First Place"
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Allegra Stratton has resigned after leaked footage saw her and her colleagues joking about an alleged party which took place on Downing Street last winter, during strict Covid restrictions. (Credit: Getty)

Allegra Stratton resigns amid Downing Street party scandal

Ms Stratton has denied that Conservative Party funds were being used to cover the refurbishment costs (Photo: Getty Images)

Allegra Stratton accused of misleading journalists over No 10 flat refurbishment

Boris Johnson has been accused of saying he would rather let coronavirus ‘rip’ than impose a second lockdown as he faces questions over a refurb at his Downing Street flat and a spat over who the 'chatty rat' is (Getty Images)

On the ropes: New Boris Covid claims, flat refurb questions & ‘chatty rat’ spat

Mr Johnson was accused of making the remarks after agreeing to a second lockdown (Photo: Getty Images)

PM denies saying he'd rather let ‘bodies pile high’ than order another lockdown