Dave Williams, the permanent secretary, said department aims to lose 10% of staff, causing alarm among trade unionsMore than 5,000 civil service jobs are to go at the Ministry of Defence in a drive to cut costs, prompting alarm...
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Read MoreExclusive: former Brexit negotiator seen as probable favourite to take over from Simon Case as cabinet secretaryThe former Brexit negotiator Oliver Robbins is one of 10 applicants on the longlist to take over from Simon Case as...
Read MoreAward given to next of kin of more than 30 public servants after campaign by fathers of murdered police officersMore than 30 former firefighters, police officers and other public servants who died in the line of duty have become...
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Read MoreEx-Ofcom boss Sharon White and Brexit negotiator Olly Robbins could be among names in frame for key roleSimon Case has resigned as cabinet secretary and is due to leave at the end of the year. His departure kicks off a race to...
Read MoreFormer home secretary says the phrase ‘stop the boats’ was ‘an error’ and it was too complicated a problem to distil into a soundbite. This live blog is closedRobert Jenrick has used a campaign rally just...
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Read MoreCabinet secretary, who has served four prime ministers, says he will go at the end of the yearUK politics live – latest updatesSimon Case, the cabinet secretary, has formally announced that he will stand down as the...
Read MoreFarage ‘can’t be everywhere all the time’ says Reform’s deputy leader TiceRichard Partington is the Guardian’s economics correspondentUK national debt has hit 100% of the country’s annual...
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