
Andrea Leadsom Says Garrick Club Row ‘Beyond Pathetic’
Health minister Andrea Leadsom has described a row over the all-male Garrick Club as “beyond pathetic” as it emerged Cabinet Secretary Simon Case had given up his membership 24 hours after defending it to MPs. Mr. Case and Sir Richard Moore, the head of MI6, have both resigned days after their names were included on a leaked membership list which was published in The Guardian. The list also included King Charles III, Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden, and Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove. Mr. Case, who is the head of the civil service and works closely with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, was appointed as Cabinet secretary by former Prime Minister Boris Johnson in 2020 and was previously private secretary to the future king when he was prince of Wales....
