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1st LD: Britain's top civil servant resigns after two officials quit amid Mandelson fallout

Xinhua
| February 13, 2026
2026-02-13

LONDON, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Britain's Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service, Chris Wormald, has become the third senior official to step down in less than a week amid the political fallout over former British ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson, the Cabinet Office announced Thursday.

"It has been an honour and a privilege to serve as a civil servant for the past 35 years, and a particular distinction to lead the Service as Cabinet Secretary," Wormald said in a statement.

The Cabinet Office added that Prime Minister Keir Starmer will appoint a new Cabinet Secretary "shortly." Enditem

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