Chris Wormald emails civil servants saying he will back Keir Starmer, who wants them to ‘do things differently’The new cabinet secretary has told the country’s half a million civil servants they must “do...
Read MoreStaff told 400 civil servant roles will go in voluntary exit scheme, with Whitehall braced for further cutsThe Cabinet Office is to cut 400 jobs as it moves to a “smaller, clearer structure”, it has been announced.On...
Read MoreExclusive: Sources say there is belief that service has become too big after growing during Brexit and pandemic yearsMinisters are planning to cut more than 10,000 civil service jobs as Whitehall departments battle to stay...
Read MoreAmnesty International UK says prime minister needs to ‘challenge repression of human rights defenders’ as he meets crown princeQ: [From Christopher Hope from GB News] Do you want to cut the number of civil service...
Read MoreThe Guardian’s Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss how the UK government will approach the change of regime in Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad. And, how deep are tensions between the Labour government and the...
Read MoreAmnesty International UK says prime minister needs to ‘challenge repression of human rights defenders’ as he meets crown princeQ: [From Christopher Hope from GB News] Do you want to cut the number of civil service...
Read MorePM’s spokesperson does not rule out Starmer raising human rights issues in meeting with crown prince but says economic growth would be priorityQ: [From Christopher Hope from GB News] Do you want to cut the number of civil...
Read MoreCabinet Office minister says civil servants are ‘good people caught in bad systems’ before speech setting out reform plansQ: [From Christopher Hope from GB News] Do you want to cut the number of civil service jobs?...
Read MoreCabinet Office minister will say he wants staff to adopt the ‘test and learn mindset of Silicon Valley’Good morning. Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch have both spoken about their desire to completely...
Read MorePat McFadden to urge departments to adopt ‘test-and-learn’ approach as part of £100m scheme for public sector reformTech employees will be seconded to work in Whitehall for year-long stints to help the UK...
Read MorePublic and Commercial Services union joins FDA in criticising PM for the comments in his speech on ThursdayHere is the ‘family photo’ from today’s British-Irish Council (BIC) summit in Edinburgh. The BIC was...
Read MoreExclusive: FDA general secretary urges PM to rethink ‘Trumpian’ language about WhitehallUK politics live – latest updatesThe head of the senior civil servants union has written to Keir Starmer urging him to...
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