Without getting all Adam Curtis, we are all now constantly surveilling ourselves – our instinctive responses committed to pixel forever. However, someone who worked in No10 alongside Mr Case was sympathetic towards the top civil servant, saying the Cabinet Secretary would not have expected the messages to be leaked and had an expectation of privacy. He also described the fact 149 holidaymakers were forced to stay in quarantine hotels as “hilarious”, joking about them being “locked up” in “shoe box” rooms. “We felt it wasn’t a sensible thing to do but that was a clear indication of the culture in No 10 at the time under the Prime Minister and the Cabinet Secretary.” More from Politics ![]() “We refused the invitation because we believed it wasn’t in the spirit of the guidelines at the time, which the Cabinet Secretary eventually agreed with,” Mr Russell Moyle told i. Labour MP Lloyd Russell Moyle yesterday raised doubts about the Cabinet Secretary after he revealed Mr Case had invited the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee for drinks in the Cabinet Office during the pandemic. “It’s a mixture of that, badly handled HR, and the fact he’s personally conflicted,” the source said in reference to Mr Case’s presence at Partygate gatherings. ![]() One former member of the No 10 team said Mr Case had “not handled events of the last year well”, adding that there was a sense of anger over his failure to support officials during the partygate scandal. He is also facing criticism over his handling of complaints about Justice Secretary Dominic Raab, who is under investigation for a string of allegations of bullying. ![]() Simon Case, left, was at the centre of government during the pandemic (Photo: Oli Scarff: Getty Images)
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