Keir Starmer has appointed Chris Wormald as the UK's new Cabinet Secretary, a move that has sparked controversy due to Wormald's past statements on handling the pandemic.
Keir Starmer announced that Sir Chris is being promoted to Cabinet Secretary , praising his 'wealth of experience'.
Sir Chris Wormald told MPs he worried about the impact on the workforce as well as future arrangements about treating patients on their travels 'I am delighted that Chris Wormald has agreed to become the next Cabinet Secretary. He brings a wealth of experience to this role at a critical moment in the work of change this new government has begun.
He said Sir Chris was 'the official who told us all in Q1 2020 that we were 'the best prepared country in the world' for Covid, who was responsible for the PM being told by then Cabinet Secretary on Thurs 12 March to go on TV to advocate for people holding 'CHICKENPOX PARTIES' so that as many as possible caught covid as fast as possible - the official who has presided over the implosion of the NHS and A&E'.
In November 2023 the official inquiry into the pandemic which left more than 208,000 Brits dead, was shown messages from early 2020, between Lord Sedwill and Sir Christopher, who was permanent secretary at the Department of Health at the time. The exchange came a matter of days before the Government moved to introduce a lockdown, amid fears about the NHS being overwhelmed by the virus.In June 2023 Sir Christopher had told the inquiry himself lockdowns never formed part of Britain's pandemic preparedness plans before the virus ravaged the country.
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