Sir Chris Wormald has been appointed Cabinet Secretary, becoming the UK’s top civil servant and the Prime Minister’s most senior policy adviser. The current permanent secretary of the ...

Health department chief Sir Chris Wormald’s appointment as the UK’s top civil servant is “unbelievably frustrating and worrisome”, Covid-19 victims’ campaigners said.

Cabinet splits over assisted dying could scupper the progress of the legislation as it is handed over to the Lords for ...