Cabinet secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood treated for cancer

Whitehall’s most senior civil servant was diagnosed in June and treatment has gone well, says Cabinet Office

The cabinet secretary, Sir Jeremy Heywood, Whitehall’s most senior civil servant, has been treated for cancer, the Cabinet Office has said.

Heywood, the prime minister’s top policy adviser, served in Downing Street under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, becoming cabinet secretary under David Cameron.

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