New ministers in Defence, Home Office, Defra and Whips Office
Following recent resignations new ministers have been appointed in Defence, The Home Office, Defra and the Whips Office.
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James Frith and Sharon Hodgson promoted as government ministers
James Frith and Sharon Hodgson have been appointed as government ministers in the Cabinet Office and Department for Health and Social Care respectively.
Antonia Romeo appointed to lead civil service as new Cabinet Secretary
Dame Antonia Romeo has been appointed as the new head of the civil service, becoming the first woman to hold the title of Cabinet Secretary.
What should the new chief secretary to the prime minister do?
Jones’s last job gave him insight into departments across the government as well as the Treasury. The prime minister needs him to bring that governing craft to No 10.
‘Here are the government reforms Labour needs to deliver its missions’
Keir Starmer has promised a Labour government would do things differently and not resort to temporary fixes for the myriad problems facing Britain.
PM forced to order another Cabinet Office inquiry after Nusrat Ghani claims
Another scandal, another Cabinet Office inquiry. Conservative MP Nusrat Ghani publicly claimed over the weekend that her “Muslimness was raised as an issue” at a reshuffle meeting when she was sacked as a minister in 2020. After insisting…
Government ‘VIP lane’ for Covid PPE contracts unlawful, High Court rules
The High Court has ruled that special pathways set up outside of the normal procurement process to help 'VIPs' win lucrative government contracts for personal protective equipment (PPE) at the height of the pandemic were unlawful. The judge…
Top civil servant evidence “like badly scripted version of Yes Minister”
The evidence about government leaks provided by top civil servant Simon Case to a parliamentary committee today was compared to "a badly scripted version of Yes Minister" as MPs expressed frustration over the poor quality of answers…
Trickett asks head of civil service for investigation and meeting
Labour's Jon Trickett has written to the Cabinet Secretary and head of the civil service today, calling for an independent investigation into an apparent breach of civil service neutrality. A story by The Times on Saturday featured…
Ian Lavery: Economy is put at risk when Tories drag their feet on cyber security
You can’t look at a newspaper or read the internet these days without seeing a story about another cyber attack on a company or a government organisation around the world. The highest profile case recently has been the undermining of the US…
Andrew Gwynne: Ministers’ “alternative facts” will not stop us holding the government to account over Brexit
The government has become "overloaded" ahead of Brexit due to civil service cuts and a deficit of experience in trade negotiations. At this pivotal moment in the UK’s history, we’re urging Theresa May to get her act together and ensure that…
Publish the text messages and let the public decide – Ashworth letter to PM over Tories’ NHS “sweetheart deal”
Prime Minister, I am writing to you in light of today’s revelations about text messages sent by the leader of Surrey county council which suggest that the government has agreed to funding arrangements for social care that allow the…