Bob Kerslake, former head of the UK civil service, dies aged 68
by Jessica Murray from on (#6CNG1)
Politicians including David Cameron and Keir Starmer pay tribute to crossbench peer
Bob Kerslake, a former head of the UK's civil service and permanent secretary at the Department for Communities and Local Government, has died after being diagnosed with cancer, his family have announced.
The crossbench peer died on Saturday aged 68. On Sunday morning, his sister, Ros Kerslake, tweeted: My brother Bob (Lord Robert Kerslake) died yesterday after a short battle with cancer. We are all devastated."
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