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Top civil servant sacked by Starmer received record £860,000 payout
The Guardian UK
September 14, 2026
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<p>Special approval needed for amount that surpassed what Chris Wormald was ‘contractually entitled to’</p><p>The former head of the civil service Chris Wormald received a record payout of almost £860,000 when he was forced out of the top job in Whitehall by Keir Starmer.</p>
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