Despite a disagreement over the firing of a Treasury Mandarin, Liz Truss is anticipated to maintain Cabinet Secretary Simon Case in his position.
The civil service chief’s performance during the transfer of power from Boris Johnson is said to have pleased the PM, who had previously considered removing him.
Mr. Case, who was brought on by Mr. Johnson, has also been instrumental in the planning of both the Queen’s state funeral and the new energy bill freeze policy.
The removal of Tom Scholar as Treasury secretary last week has already caused the premier to come under fire.
Having previously decried “Treasury Orthodoxy,” Ms. Truss’ decision to fire Sir Tom on the first day of her new administration was seen as an indication of her resolve to reorient economic policy.
Tim Barrow, a member of the Foreign Office, has taken the role of Stephen Lovegrove, the national security advisor.
The decision about Sir Tom, according to former Cabinet Secretary Lord O’Donnell, was not “respectful” of the civil service.
If you want to succeed as prime minister, you need the support of the civil service, he said in an interview with Times Radio.
They are eager to assist the nation’s democratically elected officials. However, there is one situation when mutual regard is appropriate.
She must realise that firing someone who is highly regarded by chancellors of all political parties abruptly and without cause is not the way to gain the Treasury’s and the civil service’s esteem.
Lord Butler, a cabinet secretary under Margaret Thatcher, Sir John Major, and Sir Tony Blair, expressed concern that the new administration’s activities would “corrupt” the political system.
The peer vehemently decried the dismissal, calling it “extremely rare and very regretful.”
He said on BBC Radio 4’s The World This Weekend that “if there was ever a moment we needed experience and consistency, which is what the Civil Service gives, it is now.”
Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng fired Sir Tom Scholar as one of his first actions after entering office last week.