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Boris Johnson told it was vital to have more meetings with Nicola Sturgeon (Image: Getty Images)
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Boris Johnson s devolution tsar questions how seriously Whitehall takes the Union
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Boris Johnson’s top civil servant has said the preservation of the Union is now “at the forefront of policymaking in Whitehall”.
Cabinet Secretary Simon Case told a House of Lords committee the Covid-19 pandemic had changed how the civil service operates and had resulted in much greater cooperation between Westminster and the devolved governments.
Mr Case said “the world of devolve and forget” had ended, adding that there is now a much greater understanding of devolution among mandarins.
He said: “If you’d asked me only a few years ago did I think that devolution or the Union was at the forefront of policymaking in Whitehall I would have said probably not.
Boris Johnson to be front and centre of plan to stop Scottish independence
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