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wrote in his official response that he regretted his decision, saying that he was "grateful for your devoted public service and excellent contribution over the course of your long and distinguished career in the Civil
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following a "vicious and orchestrated campaign" against him after he had raised concerns about
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and I have encouraged her to change her behaviours. This has been a very difficult decision but I hope that my stand may help in maintaining the quality of government in our country, which includes hundreds of thousands of civil servants loyally dedicated to delivering this government’s agenda”.
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the way you have conducted yourself in your roles.”.
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395:Permanent Secretary
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83:Sajid Javid
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1069:www.gov.uk
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532:References
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238:Alma mater
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