The Latest Breaking News from Cabinet Office

Conference confidential: Andy Burnham bounces onwards but at what cost to London’s prosperity

He landed solidly in No 10 and avoided a Trump mauling at the UN. Now Andy Burnham faces his party at Labour’s annual jamboree

Evening Standard · Sep 26

Starmer’s cabinet secretary handed record-breaking payout worth over £2,000 a day after being forced out

Lord Wormald’s payout equates to around £2,000 for each day in his role as cabinet secretary

The Independent UK · Sep 14

Top civil servant sacked by Starmer received record £860,000 payout

Special approval needed for amount that surpassed what Chris Wormald was ‘contractually entitled to’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 14

Andy Burnham’s first Labour cabinet: who’s in and who’s out?

From the Treasury to the Home Office, we look at who will head up key departments in new PM’s government

The Guardian - UK · Jul 20

Retired UK civil servants failed by pension outsourcing, government says

Chaos of Capita-run scheme has left some people waiting up to a year for payments and in financial hardship

The Guardian - UK · Jul 20

Michelle Mone Back Under Spotlight as Covid Inquiry Condemns VIP Lane Over £10bn PPE Waste

The Covid inquiry reveals that the UK's VIP lane for PPE contracts led to £10 billion in waste, with Michelle Mone's involvement drawing significant scrutiny. The inquiry condemns the system's inherent unfairness.

International Business Times UK · Jul 14

Johnson government wasted £10bn on PPE, Covid inquiry finds

Chair criticises use of ‘VIP lane’ to prioritise PPE contracts for companies with Tory connections in damning report

The Guardian - UK · Jul 14

Capita apologises for civil service pension failures as shares hit

Cabinet officer Nick Thomas-Symonds said Capita’s pension scheme contract was a ‘prime candidate’ to be brought back under Government management.

Evening Standard · Jul 7

Capita shares plunge following civil service pension scheme failures

Cabinet officer Nick Thomas-Symonds pledged to recover 'every single penny' from Capita

The Independent UK · Jul 7

‘No evidence of wrongdoing found’ after minister’s text exchange

Thomas-Symonds has remained loyal to Sir Keir amid turmoil at the top of Government

The Independent UK · Jun 28