UK politicians may follow Trump’s approach, former Civil Service chief says

UK politicians could beryllium inspired to replicate Donald Trump’s “extreme transparency”, the country’s erstwhile apical civilian servant has said.

Simon Case, who served arsenic Cabinet Secretary for 4 years, praised the US president’s “impressive governmental theatre” successful signing a raft of enforcement orders that scope from trade, migration and civilian rights since returning to bureau connected Monday.

Mr Case said it is hard to ideate a British premier curate drafting ample crowds similar those seen astatine Mr Trump’s rallies and that politicians whitethorn travel his approach.

He wrote successful the Daily Telegraph: “With awesome governmental theatre, President Trump has signed enforcement orders issuing his commands crossed the reaches of the national government.

“It is harder to ideate a British premier curate filling a stadium with adoring fans to witnesser the signature of memos instructing Whitehall to bash this oregon that.

“Nevertheless, the utmost transparency of Trump’s attack mightiness beryllium thing that much politicians successful the UK are consenting to effort successful future, fixed the declining nationalist involvement successful and spot successful politics.”

In the archetypal hours of his presidency, Mr Trump pardoned hundreds of radical for their roles successful the January 6 2021 riot astatine the US Capitol, withdrew the US from the Paris clime accords and the World Health Organisation, declared a nationalist exigency astatine the US-Mexico border, and sought to extremity automatic citizenship for anyone calved successful America.

He besides signed an bid that intends to intermission a prohibition connected TikTok for 75 days to springiness its China-based genitor institution much clip to find an approved buyer.

Mr Case stood down from his erstwhile relation connected wellness grounds astatine the extremity of 2024 aft an eventful 4 years successful the occupation which included the Covid-19 pandemic, partygate, rows astir Boris Johnson’s behaviour and steering the Civil Service done the decease of the Queen and coronation of the King.