Cabinet Secretary Simon Case will step down at the end of the year

In his farewell letter to his colleagues, Mr. Case, who is also head of the Civil Service, urged them to reform and warned them against acting in a biased manner, as officials have often been accused of doing in the past.

Reports have emerged that Ms Gray would like to replace Mr Case with Oliver Robbins, the former Brexit negotiator, or another person who agrees with the Prime Minister’s policy stance.

Mr. Case wrote: “We should resist the temptation to become arbiters or participants in legitimate democratic debate, to leave party politics to the politicians, and to demonstrate our enduring and deep belief in democracy through the service of the elected government of the day.”

He also said: “The world is changing rapidly and this also applies to the public service. The global context, the relentless evolution of technology, the public’s increasing expectations of the services they use and many other factors require constant adaptation.

“At the same time, the core values ​​of our United Kingdom have not changed and so I hope that the civil service will hold on to its fundamental purpose and values ​​in the never-ending task of serving the government of the day and through them the people of our country.”

The Prime Minister will appoint a new Cabinet Secretary following a “comprehensive, open and transparent process”, Mr Case stressed, in which an independent panel chaired by the First Commissioner for the Civil Service will conduct interviews and consider suitable candidates for Sir Keir the position is advised.

Focus on treatment

Mr Case, 45, was appointed to his current position by Boris Johnson in 2020 to steer the country through the Covid crisis. He remained in place under Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir.

He had previously worked as chief private secretary to Lord Cameron and Baroness May during their terms, before spending two years as private secretary to the Prince of Wales.

Mr. Case has told his friends that his neurological disorder, which affects his vision and forces him to walk with the aid of a cane, leaves him unable to commit to a job beyond the end of what is essentially seven days a week is the year.

As a father of three, he has not lived full-time with his family for the past 14 years because he had to be available 24 hours a day, and he has told friends that he is looking forward to living at home full-time and focusing on Things to focus on treatment for his condition.

He said he hoped to eventually do charity work to raise money for research into his condition and wanted to write some articles on the Constitution, but would not write a memoir.

He told his colleagues: “It has been an honor to serve two sovereigns, four prime ministers and over 120 cabinet ministers in this role. There have been far more ups than downs along the way, and by far the greatest highlight has been the privilege of working with so many remarkable officials from across the length and breadth of our country, at our foreign posts, and with colleagues from our close allies and partners across the board World.”