The payment to Cabinet Secretary Chris Wormald, who has been forced out by Keir Starmer, could be higher than previously reported, two people familiar with the system told POLITICO.
He was only appointed Cabinet Secretary in December, a move which attracted criticism because of his previous role at the top of the Department of Health during the Covid pandemic.
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