THE CHALLENGES IN HIS IN-TRAY

Coronavirus

Brought in to beef up the response to the pandemic, Mr Case has already impressed, but will be expected to help stamp out the U-turns harming the Government’s record.

Civil Service reform

Dominic Cummings has warned a ‘hard rain is coming’ to Whitehall, but Mr Case must balance reform against getting the best out of a resistant Civil Service.

Getting Whitehall back to work

More than 95 per cent of civil servants worked at home during lockdown. Very few have trickled back to their desks as of yet.

Brexit

Likely to play a central role in ensuring the Government is prepared for the possibility of Britain fully leaving the EU without a trade deal at the end of this year.

Levelling up

Boris Johnson wants to break London’s stranglehold on Government. This will mean moving parts of departments out of the capital to the regions.