Starmer Appoints Chris Wormald to Head UK’s Civil Service
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Prime Minister Keir Starmer named Chris Wormald as the country’s top civil servant, promoting the veteran official in a move designed to bring stability to the top of government after a rocky first five months in office.
Wormald, 56, will take up his new post as cabinet secretary on Dec. 16, the government said Monday. The incumbent, Simon Case, said in September he planned to step down at the end of the year on health grounds.