Civil service chief got record £500,000 payout after Starmer dismissal
2 sources·Updated August 18, 2026
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- Daily Mail News·15h agoKeir Starmer's sacking of top civil servant cost taxpayers £500,000 in record payout
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.
Read at Daily Mail News → - Guardian Politics·17h agoCivil 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…
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