The appointment of a new cabinet secretary – Great Britain’s top domestic civil servant – is imminent.
Sir Mark Sedwill will step down at the end of September – a move he acknowledged was of the Prime Minister’s choosing, rather than his own.
His departure coincided with the announcement that his role as National Security Adviser would pass to Johnson’s favourite foreign affairs special adviser, David Frost (soon to be Lord Frost) – currently leading the UK’s future relationship negotiations with the EU.
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