Mark Sedwill
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 59 |
| Date of birth | October 21,1964 |
| Zodiac sign | Libra |
| Born | Ealing |
| London | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Office | Cabinet Secretary |
| Previous office | Acting Cabinet Secretary of the United Kingdom (2018–2018) |
| Job | Diplomat |
| Education | St Edmund Hall |
| University of St Andrews | |
| Bourne Grammar School | |
| Position | Member of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom since 2020 |
| Previous position | Cabinet Secretary of the United Kingdom (2018–2020) |
| Books | Her Majesty's Passport Office Annual Report and Accounts for the Period 1 April - 30 September 2014 |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 535947 |
Mark Sedwill Life story
Mark Philip Sedwill, Baron Sedwill, GCMG, FRGS, is a British diplomat and senior civil servant who served as Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Home Civil Service to Prime Ministers Theresa May and Boris Johnson from 2018 to 2020. He also served as the United Kingdom National Security Adviser from 2017 to 2020.
Covid inquiry: Toxic culture damaged response, says Matt Hancock
... More on Covid and the Covid InquiryIn the session, the inquiry was shown extracts from Sir Patrick s diary which described a " massive internal mess" inside the health department and reported that then-civil service head Sir Mark Sedwill complained of the department s " clear lack of grip"...
Boris Johnson urged to to remove Matt Hancock by top official
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'Stiletto row' official to appear at Covid inquiry
... " What, then, in practical terms, does she think that meant for the government s response to the pandemic? How much worse did this make what would be - under any circumstances - a massive challenge for any government at any time? What more will she say about the impact of the, the country s then most senior civil servant, Mark Sedwill, at the height of the pandemic? He and Dominic Cummings had a well-documented dreadful relationship...
Covid inquiry texts show No 10 staff complaining about Carrie Johnson
... Mr Johnson also describes Mark Sedwill, the head of the civil service until September 2020, as " miles off pace"...
Covid Inquiry focuses on government as stakes rise
... Another two weeks is set aside to hear from advisers and civil servants, expected to include Dominic Cummings and former cabinet secretary Sir Mark Sedwill...
Boris Johnson: Officials discussed raising concerns about former PM to Queen
... There were a number of clashes between Dominic Cummings, the former prime minister s controversial chief of staff, and the head of the Civil Service, who subsequently left, Sir Mark Sedwill...
Simon Case: 'Keeper of secrets' under scrutiny
... As questions swirl over Mr Case, is the system of civil service working as it should be? Mr Case first took the job in September 2020, when he replaced Sir Mark Sedwill, who was sacked by former Prime Minister Boris Johnson...
West ferry planning series: Jenrick texted projects, documents show
... Amid calls from opposition MPs for a full inquiry by the chief of the Cabinet, of the UK s top civil servants, Mark Sedwill, said Mr Jenrick, a complete and factual account of his actions had given...
Boris Johnson: Officials discussed raising concerns about former PM to Queen
By Laura KuenssbergBBC political editor
Senior government officials spoke to Buckingham Palace at The Height of the pandemic to express their concern about Boris Johnson 's conduct in office, The Bbc has been told.
Officials even discussed suggesting to The Queen she raise the concerns with Mr Johnson during private audiences.
The revelation comes in episode two of The Bbc documentary series, Laura Kuenssberg : State of Chaos.
It explores the turmoil in Westminster and Whitehall over Four Years .
Based on interviews with key players at The Top of government, the series covers the period between 2016 and the
In May 2020, as the government was grappling with the pandemic, there were significant tensions between Mr Johnson's political team and the Civil Service .
Now, sources have revealed That senior officials expressed their fears about the former Prime Minister 's conduct in government to Buckingham Palace .
There were A Number of clashes between Dominic Cummings , the former Prime Minister 's controversial chief of staff, and The Head of the Civil Service , who subsequently left, Sir Mark Sedwill .
It's understood officials expressed their worries to The Palace in The Hope The Queen could raise concerns in her private conversations.
It's understood there were A Number of phone calls and communications over and above routine communication between Number 10 and The Palace .
One source said the then-Prime Minister " had to be reminded of the constitution".
Another source described the atmosphere in Downing Street during That period as " utterly grim, and totally crazy" saying relationships had been " just toxic" and the links between Mr Johnson's team and the Civil Service " broke down".
There had already been worries at Buckingham Palace about Mr Johnson's government's behaviour after The Commons had been kept closed the previous Summer -
That move That was subsequently judged by the Supreme Court to have broken The Law . A source has told The Bbc That raised " acute concern".
Speaking in The Documentary , the former deputy cabinet secretary, Helen MacNamara, refused to discuss the calls to Buckingham Palace .
" There were definitely times after the Prime Minister came back from his illness [he contracted Covid and required hospital treatment] when the kind of The Perception amongst the political team at Number 10 about the failings of The System and the failings of the Civil Service and the failings of different institutions, it was just so extreme The Way That they were articulating That , they were in absolutely kind of smash everything up, shut it all down, start again. . we were systematically in real trouble, " She Said .
Buckingham Palace declined to comment.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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