Simon Case: 'Keeper of secrets' under scrutiny

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In his current job as cabinet secretary, he has served three very different prime ministers - a powerful, but largely invisible figure, Sat at the PM's side at every cabinet meeting, but prevented from commenting publicly by civil service impartiality, his job is to ensure government policy is put into action.
Which is why the spotlight has been turned on Mr Case in recent months, as Rishi Sunak has faced a series of controversies and scandals, including: The inquiry into bullying allegations against Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab The sacking of the former Conservative Party chairman Nadhim Zahawi * The arrangement of an £800,000 credit facility to Boris Johnson To his allies, Mr Case is considered to be a highly effective civil servant with a firm grasp on his duties.
Former business secretary, Jacob Rees-Mogg said he found the cabinet secretary to be "a good and efficient civil servant, who helped a democratically elected government deliver its promises in the proper way".
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Mr Case was appointed cabinet secretary at 41, making him one of the youngest civil servants to hold the post Speaking anonymously, one former civil servant recognised the challenge of working for Mr Johnson, "a prime minister with a low regard for the proper way of doing things".