Liz Truss is poised to retain Cabinet Secretary Simon Case despite a dispute over the dismissal of a Treasury official.
It is believed that the Prime Minister was impressed with the performance of the head of the civil service during the transition of power from Boris Johnson.
Mr. Case, who was recruited by Mr. Johnson, has also been instrumental in devising the new energy bill freeze policy and planning the state burial for the Queen.
Last week’s removal of Tom Scholar as head of the Treasury has already resulted in backlash against the premier.
Liz Truss is set to retain Simon Case (pictured) as Cabinet Secretary.
Ms. Truss had previously railed against “Treasury orthodoxy,” and the decision to oust Sir Tom on the first day of her new government was interpreted as a signal of her intent to alter the course of economic policy.
Tim Barrow has also replaced national security adviser Stephen Lovegrove.
Former Cabinet Secretary Lord O’Donnell stated that Sir Tom’s dismissal lacked’respect’ for the civil service.
He stated on Times Radio, “To succeed as prime minister, you must have the support of the civil service.”
They are eager to serve democratically elected authorities in the country. However, there is an aspect in which mutual respect is required.
She must realize that dismissing someone immediately, without notice, and for no obvious reason, even if they are regarded in high regard by chancellors of all political parties, is not the way to acquire the respect of the Treasury and the civil service.
Lord Butler, who served as cabinet secretary under Margaret Thatcher, Sir John Major, and Sir Tony Blair, expressed concern that the incoming administration’s actions could “corrupt” the government system.
The peer harshly criticized the dismissal, describing it as “extremely rare and very regretful.”
“If there was ever a time when we needed the experience and consistency that the Civil Service gives, it is now,” he said on The World This Weekend on BBC Radio 4.
Ms. Truss (seen entering her first Cabinet last week) is already under criticism for the removal of Tom Scholar as Treasury secretary.
Sir Tom Scholar was dismissed as one of Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s first acts in office last week.