Civil service chief got record £500,000 payout after Starmer dismissal

Chris Wormald received unprecedented payment after serving as cabinet secretary for just 14 months The former head of the civil service Chris Wormald received a record payout, in the region of £500,000, when he was forced out of the top job in Whitehall by Keir Starmer, it has emerged. The unprecedented payment was mad

Chris Wormald was forced out as Cabinet Secretary by Sir Keir in February as the then-prime minister rebuilt his No10 team in a desperate bid to save his premiership.

Sudden circumstances of Chris Wormald’s exit led to a much more generous settlement than initially thought