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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rowena Mason Whitehall editor

No 10 keen to kickstart search for cabinet secretary’s successor

Simon Case Sir Keir Starmer Downing Street No 10 Gwyn Jenkins Sue Gray Oliver Robbins Whitehall
Simon Case
Simon Case has acknowledged he intends to stand down as cabinet secretary in the new year. Photograph: Victoria Jones/PA

Downing Street is pushing to launch the formal search for a new cabinet secretary within the next month amid frustration with Simon Case, who is yet to officially announce his departure.

Case has acknowledged he intends to leave in the new year due to health reasons, but the lack of a formal announcement means No 10 has not been able to kickstart the hunt for a successor. One Downing Street source said the government would like to begin the process imminently.

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