Civil service scheme announced after PM convened local leaders to ‘situation room’ meeting from No 10 NorthUK politics live – latest updatesAndy Burnham is to send more than 100 Whitehall officials to bolster the teams of...
Read MoreChris Wormald received unprecedented payment after serving as cabinet secretary for just 14 monthsThe former head of the civil service Chris Wormald received a record payout, in the region of £500,000, when he was forced out of...
Read MoreBurnham says ‘no one in government loses when power is shared’ as he revives Brown-era national economic councilIt’s not just a No 10 in the north, it’s an engine for growth throughout the whole UK | Andy BurnhamRegional mayors...
Read MoreOffice of Prime Minister and Cabinet, led by Louise Haigh, will oversee both No 10 in London and northern equivalent• Andy Burnham’s first Labour cabinet: who’s in and who’s out?Andy Burnham has created a powerful new department...
Read MoreChaos of Capita-run scheme has left some people waiting up to a year for payments and in financial hardshipRetired civil servants have been failed by the decision to outsource their pension scheme, the government has admitted,...
Read MoreEx-FCDO top civil servant says he was given ‘irrational’ reasons for firing amid Peter Mandelson vetting scandalUK politics live – latest updatesOlly Robbins, the former Foreign Office chief sacked by Keir Starmer over the Peter...
Read MoreChloe Moffat, 26, killed herself day after meeting about anonymous complaint in which she was not allowed to bring a colleagueThe mother of a young woman who took her own life after facing disciplinary proceedings at the...
Read MoreCivil service high-flyer caught up in Mandelson vetting row thought to be discussing comeback with Burnham’s teamThe Foreign Office chief who lost his job over the Peter Mandelson vetting scandal is in discussions with Andy...
Read MoreWhy was his case said to be ‘borderline’ and was national security compromised during his time as ambassador?Ever since the Guardian revealed last month that Peter Mandelson was given security clearance against the advice of the...
Read MoreAnalysis of party’s proposed cuts also suggests it would get rid of two-thirds of psychologists who support prison staffA Reform UK plan to cut the size of the civil service would involve sacking more planning officers than...
Read MoreSenior staff will get 2.5% pay rise with bonuses for highest performers in plan to ‘rewire’ civil serviceSenior civil servants will get bonuses for exceptional performance for the first time under a new system that Darren Jones,...
Read MorePM’s chief secretary Darren Jones defends decision and says next release will not be until next monthUK politics live – latest updatesMinisters have been accused of a cover-up after admitting they have withheld information...
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