The head of the civil service and MI6's chief have resigned their membership from an exclusive London members club that excludes women. It comes after Cabinet Secretary Simon Case was questioned by MPs about his involvement in the near centuries-old institution - claiming he was working to reform the club "from within". Mr Case is now understood to have quit the club following public outcry, The Times' Aubrey Allegretti reported, alongside the MI6 boss Sir Richard Moore.
The head of the civil service and MI6 's chief have resigned their membership from an exclusive London members club that excludes women. It comes after Cabinet Secretary Simon Case was questioned by MPs about his involvement in the near centuries-old institution - claiming he was working to reform the club "from within". Mr Case is now understood to have quit the club following public outcry, The Times' Aubrey Allegretti reported, alongside the MI6 boss Sir Richard Moore.
The Guardian yesterday said it had published the Garrick Club's membership list, which included both Mr Case and Sir Richard, as well as King Charles and Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden. While giving evidence to the Commons Liaison Sub-Committee of Strategic Thinking in Government on Tuesday, Mr Case was asked by Labour MP Liam Byrne whether he could "foster a genuine culture of inclusiveness" in the civil service "while being a member of an all-male club". The civil service boss defended his involvement, telling MPs: "I have to say, my position on this one is clear, if you believe profoundly in reform of an institution, by and large it is easier to do if you join it and make the change from within rather than chuck rocks from the outside." And by the way, maths is also part of this
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