Following days of political turmoil and speculation – Sir Chris Wormald is standing down as the head of the Civil Service – after just over a year in the post.
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Three top civil servants will share the job for now – including Dame Antonia Romeo who is widely tipped to take over.
However last night in an interview on Channel 4 News Lord Simon McDonald said "the due diligence needs to be thorough" in terms of vetting Dame Romeo for the post.
The Cabinet Office has said "All the allegations were dismissed on the basis there was no case to answer", but tonight this programme can reveal that three sources with knowledge of the investigation have told us that the allegations against Antonia Romeo were not dismissed by the Foreign Office.
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