Britain's top civil servant snubs Kemi Badenoch's demand to hold access talks with Whitehall ahead of a potential snap general election

It comes after the Mail revealed Mrs Badenoch had requested talks as she now believes Mr Burnham will go to the polls early.

Britain's top civil servant snubs Kemi Badenoch's demand to hold access talks with Whitehall ahead of a potential snap general election
It comes after the Mail revealed Mrs Badenoch had requested talks as she now believes Mr Burnham will go to the polls early.