Revealed: Damning note from Britain’s top civil servant that ‘doomed’ Liz Truss
The IndependentSign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Liz Truss was forced out of Downing Street by Britain’s top civil servant, it has been claimed. From that moment, her premiership was doomed.” And, in a claim that will raise further fears that the so-called “blob” in Whitehall is wielding power over ministers, he said: “It was a civil servant, not a cabinet delegation or opposition leader, who sounded the death knell for Trussonomics.” Right-wing Tory MPs have repeatedly blamed a Whitehall “blob” for attempts to thwart government policy and undermine ministers. Mr Heale said it is “easy to see” why civil servants may think they decide the fate of ministers, referencing bullying complaints. Former deputy prime minister Dominic Raab resigned from the cabinet after an official report upheld two bullying claims against him, finding he was “unreasonably and persistently aggressive” in a meeting while foreign secretary.
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