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Former Civil Service Secretary Bob Kerslake has died of cancer at the age of 68, his family said in a statement.
Ross Kerslake, the sister of the former Civil Service Secretary, wrote on Twitter on Sunday: “My brother Bob (Sir Robert Kerslake) passed away yesterday after a short battle with cancer. We are all devastated.”
Labor leader Sir Keir Sturmer said he was “deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Mr Bob Kerslake” and offered his condolences.
“Bob was a competent public servant, a top professional and a good man. Thank you and my heartfelt condolences to his family,” he wrote on Twitter.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan also paid tribute to the former civil service chief. He tweeted, “Sir Bob Kerslake was a true civil servant. His kindness and dedication to improving our city and country will forever be remembered.”
Labor Deputy Leader Angela Rayner said she was “deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Mr Bob Kerslake”, adding: “He was a devoted public servant, a good, kind, principled man and a man of time. He used it generously and was a person full of rewards,” he added. wisdom. My thoughts are with his family, friends and everyone who knew him. “
Ross Kerslake thanked those who sent their condolences on Sunday and said he would “pass it on to his wife Anne and their children.” I know he will be missed by everyone, but he will miss his family more than anything else. “
Lord Kerslake led the civil service from January 2012 to September 2014 until being appointed a Life Member of the House of Lords in March 2015.
Born in Bath, Somerset, he graduated from the University of Warwick with a degree in mathematics and held various posts in local government before becoming chief executive of the London Borough of Hounslow. He was knighted on the 2005 New Year’s Honors List for his contributions to local government.
Lord Kerslake was also Permanent Secretary of the Department of Community and Local Government from 2010 to 2015 and was Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust before 2017 in protest of the government’s underfunding of hospitals. resigned in 2008.
In July 2017, he was appointed chairman of the independent investigation into the Manchester Arena bombing. The findings of the study, commonly referred to as the Kerslake Report, were released in March 2018.
be a frequent columnist ILord Kerslake recently spoke out in defense of civil servants after blaming “activist civil servants” for his downfall following reports supporting alleged bullying by former Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab.
Lord Kerslake also defended civil servants following criticism from allies of Boris Johnson over Sue Gray’s move to the Labor Party.
Last year, Mr Gray, who led the Partygate investigation, surprised lawmakers by announcing his plans to quit public service and join the Labor Party. The announcement sparked a backlash from Mr. Johnson and his allies, who claimed that Mr. Gray’s scathing Partygate investigation looked “like left-wing stitching.”
Lord Kerslake dismissed the claim as “apparently unreasonable” by “conspiracy theorists”.