Rodent infestation and out-of-date food was found across government canteens and cafes in recent inspectionsWhitehall’s restaurants and bars have often been the scene of a grubby deal or plot in the occasionally dirty...
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Read MoreMoD launches £75m scheme to recognise ‘moral stain’ of armed forces’ historic ban on homosexualityThousands of British military personnel who were dismissed from service because of their homosexuality...
Read MoreDave 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...
Read MoreJohn Healey said some had already been decommissioned in practice and confirmed retirement of some helicoptersThe defence secretary, John Healey, has announced he will scrap £500m of British navy vessels and army drones as...
Read MoreDefence secretary to meet family of woman allegedly killed by soldier, as ITV airs documentary alleging fresh abusesThe Ministry of Defence is to launch an inquiry into the behaviour of British troops posted to a military base...
Read MoreTop civil servant tried to persuade ex-defence secretary not to commission inquiry into UK military actions in Afghanistan Former defence secretary Ben Wallace was advised by his permanent secretary that a public inquiry into...
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Read MoreNew figures reveal the public sector paid out at least 60% more to consultancies than it did before the pandemicPrivate consultants were paid a “scandalous” £3.4bn by public bodies last year, new figures...
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Read MoreComments by Zelenskiy aide come as officials in strategic Pokrovsk say Moscow’s forces are ‘advancing at a fast pace’Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesUkraine’s lightning offensive into...
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