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If Starmer’s prospective top civil servant really is the ‘queen of woke’, let’s agree that word has lost all meaning

The incoming cabinet secretary, Antonia Romeo, worked under the notoriously woke David Cameron and Theresa May. Maybe she was a double agent? says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK · Feb 11

Dame Antonia Romeo: Who is the UK’s first female Cabinet Secretary?

The so-called ‘Queen of Woke’ is tipped to become the first woman to be Cabinet Secretary, amid further changes at Downing Street

Evening Standard · Feb 11

Antonia Romeo named as new top civil servant at the Home Office

Dame Antonia replaces Sir Matthew Rycroft, who announced in February he would leave the Home Office after a 35-year Civil Service career.

Evening Standard · Mar 12, 2025

Cabinet secretary contenders: who’s in line for top job in UK civil service?

Whitehall sources say it could be a more open competition than in past as Simon Case prepares to step down

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2024

Braverman bill could lead to 3,000 asylum seekers being deported a month

Exclusive: leaked documents on illegal migration bill also say legal aid fees will need to rise in order to ensure legal cover

The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2023

Dominic Raab: how the Guardian revealed bullying allegations

How the story has unfolded since Ministry of Justice sources first spoke out about his behaviour

The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2023

‘People are feeling jumpy’: civil servants feel the strain as Raab inquiry drags on

Inside Ministry of Justice patience with pace of investigation into allegations of bullying is wearing thin

The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2023

No 10 ‘knew about Raab bullying claims’ as three top civil servants give evidence

Downing Street officials said to have been made aware of ‘issues’ with minister’s conduct

The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023

Raab bullying claims: inquiry has interviewed three top mandarins

Exclusive: Officials who worked with deputy PM when he was at FCO, MoJ and Brexit department have provided testimony

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2023

Dominic Raab behaved 'so badly' in meeting that 'top official apologised for him'

The Deputy Prime Minister acted 'so badly and inappropriately' at a meeting with the Home Office earlier this year that MOJ permanent secretary Antonia Romeo called officials to say sorry

Daily Mirror · Nov 22, 2022