Liz Sayce tells MPs some civil servants tried to minimise extent of problems and deflect blameThe head of an official inquiry into carer’s allowance has criticised “forces of resistance” inside the Department...
Read MoreFirst female cabinet secretary faced allegations of bullying behaviour in 2017, while working in New York consulateKeir Starmer’s decision to appoint Antonia Romeo as the country’s most senior civil servant has...
Read MorePM ‘delighted’ to fill position with ‘outstanding public servant’ – who becomes first woman to hold cabinet secretary roleUK politics liveKeir Starmer has appointed Antonia Romeo as cabinet...
Read MoreExclusive: Prospect boss Mike Clancy cites problems retaining technical and digital expertsMinisters must end “barking mad” restraints on civil service pay or risk being unable to recruit the technical and digital...
Read MoreExclusive: National security adviser previously held the role under Blair but is considering plans to step down this yearJonathan Powell, Keir Starmer’s national security adviser (NSA), has rejected overtures to become the...
Read MoreAnas Sarwar said that he stood by what he said when he announced on Monday that he wanted the prime minister to stand downThe Equality and Human Rights Commission has welcomed a high court ruling defending the interim guidance...
Read MorePM says country’s discourse is being poisoned and polluted by rhetoric ‘pitting communities against one another’Yesterday the Labour party accused Nigel Farage of tolerating “flagrant racism” in...
Read MoreGus O’Donnell urges Starmer to ‘get a grip’ of ‘disastrous’ advisers as PM heads to Munich Security ConferenceGood morning. Keir Starmer is heading off to the Munich Security Conference today, where...
Read MoreChris Wormald steps down ‘by mutual consent’ after a year in post with Antonia Romeo expected to succeed himKeir Starmer’s attempt to shake up his top team after the disastrous Peter Mandelson scandal began on...
Read MoreEarlier, chancellor Rachel Reeves said his comments were ‘disgusting, frankly’Here is video of Jim Ratcliffe making his comment about the UK being “colonised” by immigrants.Kemi Badenoch has urged Keir...
Read MoreManchester United owner responds to criticism by saying: ‘It is critical that we maintain an open debate on the challenges facing the UK’Here is video of Jim Ratcliffe making his comment about the UK being...
Read MoreSimon McDonald says if Antonia Romeo is the frontrunner for cabinet secretary role then ‘due diligence has some way still to go’A former top civil servant has urged No 10 to do “more due diligence” as it...
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