Head of the civil service under pressure to quit amid ‘anger’ over leaks

It is unclear when Simon Case will resign, with senior No 10 staff alleged to have made informal complaints

The head of the civil service is facing pressure from ministers and No 10 insiders to bring forward his departure date, amid anger over a series of damaging leaks and briefings.

In a sign of how low relations between ministers and Simon Case have sank, the cabinet secretary has been privately accused of failing to get a handle on leaks about donations funding clothes for Keir Starmer and his wife, and rows involving his chief of staff Sue Gray.