The Independent – ‘Cabinet secretary misled officials over parties row’
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The Independent – ‘Cabinet secretary misled officials over parties row’
The Independent reports that Britain’s “top civil servant” has been accused of misleading officials over what he knew about Christmas parties in his department during lockdown.
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