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Starmer ousts cabinet secretary in clear-out of top team after Mandelson scandal
Politics•February 12, 2026 at 7:44 PMNational

Starmer ousts cabinet secretary in clear-out of top team after Mandelson scandal

By Rowena Mason and Pippa Crerar•The Guardian - UK News

Chris Wormald steps down ‘by mutual consent’ after a year in post with Antonia Romeo expected to succeed him Keir Starmer’s attempt to shake up his top team after the disastrous Peter Mandelson scandal began on Thursday, when he forced out his most senior civil servant with a view to replacing him with Antonia Romeo.The prime minister announced that Chris Wormald was stepping down “by mutual consent” after just over a year as cabinet secretary, with Romeo almost certain to succeed him as the first woman in the job. Continue reading...

Chris Wormald steps down ‘by mutual consent’ after a year in post with Antonia Romeo expected to succeed him

Keir Starmer’s attempt to shake up his top team after the disastrous Peter Mandelson scandal began on Thursday, when he forced out his most senior civil servant with a view to replacing him with Antonia Romeo.

The prime minister announced that Chris Wormald was stepping down “by mutual consent” after just over a year as cabinet secretary, with Romeo almost certain to succeed him as the first woman in the job.

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