Prime Minister Boris Johnson has praised Sir Mark Sedwill for his work as a civil servant after he stepped down from the role of Cabinet Secretary and National Security Adviser.
Asked if his replacement needed to be a Brexiteer, Mr Johnson said "nobody should know, least of all me".
Report by Connerv.
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