Sir Keir Starmer’s Downing Street operation has been labelled a “viper’s nest” amid dismay in the senior ranks of Whitehall over anonymous briefings aimed at Sir Chris Wormald, Britain’s most senior civil servant.
Britain’s mandarins expressed concern at what they believe are political attacks by Labour on Wormald, who was only appointed as cabinet secretary by Starmer in December 2024, and infighting at the heart of government.
One senior official said: “It’s an absolute viper’s nest. There are multiple factions all briefing against each other. This is no way to run a country.” Another said simply: “Yuk.”
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