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Sue Gray, Simon Case and a tale of two appointments

6 May 2023

9:00 AM

6 May 2023

9:00 AM

When Boris Johnson appointed Simon Case to the Cabinet Office, he believed that the youngest cabinet secretary in a century (just 41 when he accepted the role) would be more malleable than his more experienced rivals. Case was appointed in September 2020, when Dominic Cummings was, in effect, running No.

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