Liz Truss’s decision to sack the Treasury’s top official on her first day in office was “very unusual and very regrettable”, a former cabinet secretary has said, accusing the new prime minister of treating the civil service “improperly”.
Robin Butler – who served under Margaret Thatcher, John Major and Tony Blair – said the decision to remove Sir Tom Scholar as permanent secretary at the Treasury would have implications on how well the the department would handle the economic crisis.
