Chris Wormald
Chris Wormald is a prominent British civil servant who served as the head of the Department of Health and Social Care during the Covid-19 pandemic. He has faced significant criticism in a recent inquiry report for failing to challenge the overly optimistic portrayal of the department's pandemic response by then-Health Secretary Matt Hancock, ultimately playing a role in the perceived mismanagement of the UK's Covid response.
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Chris Wormald was the cabinet secretary to whom Brown wrote seeking correspondence related to Mandelson's communications with Epstein.
The PM who turned PI: why is Gordon Brown delving so deep into the Epstein files? | Gordon Brown
United Kingdom· 2026-02-25
Chris Wormald resigned as the general secretary of the British government amid the Mandelson case.
Υπόθεση Επσταϊν: Ελεύθερος με εγγύηση ο πρώην πρέσβης της Βρετανίας στις ΗΠΑ, Πίτερ Μάντελσον
Greece· 2026-02-24
Chris Wormald, the general secretary of the British government, recently resigned amid the Mandelson case.
Υπόθεση Επσταϊν: Συνελήφθη ο πρώην πρεσβευτής της Βρετανίας στις ΗΠΑ, Πίτερ ΜάντελσονGreece· 2026-02-23
Chris Wormald was the third senior figure to quit the British government in the past week.
Starmer insists he will lead Labour into next election after turbulent week – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2026-02-15
Chris Wormald, the UK’s most senior civil servant, is negotiating his exit from the role as part of a broader shake-up of Downing Street.
Keir Starmer says he is ‘not prepared to walk away’ after call for resignation | Keir StarmerUnited Kingdom· 2026-02-10
Chris Wormald is criticized for failing to correct the overly positive impression of the health department's work.
‘Too little, too late’: damning report condemns UK’s Covid response | Covid inquiryUnited Kingdom· 2025-11-20
