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Civil service to be told to slash more than £2bn a year from budget by 2030

Departments will be asked next week to reduce spending by 10% by 2028-29, says Cabinet Office source

The Guardian - UK

Covid inquiry: ex-minister defends VIP contract lane despite ‘one or two crooks’

Lord Agnew says fast-track PPE procurement was not ‘some kind of plan by rightwing people to enrich themselves’

The Guardian - UK

Up to 1.2m people could lose between £4,200 and £6,300 per year from changes to Pip, Resolution Foundation says – as it happened

Work and pensions secretary says Benefits crackdown will save £5bn by 2030 but disability charities say cuts are ‘immoral’

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It is mission critical that Labour repairs the contract between citizen and state

Smarter, more productive, government will require more than yet another bonfire of the quangos

The Guardian - UK

‘Polygamous working’ civil servant held multiple jobs, UK investigation finds

National Fraud Initiative report for Cabinet Office identified Defra employee also being paid by DHSC for full-time role

The Guardian - UK

Senior officials to have pay linked to performance in civil service reforms

Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden has said that ‘the state is not match-fit to rise to the moment our country faces’.

The Independent UK

Underperforming civil servants could be incentivised to leave roles under new reforms

Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden has said that ‘the state is not match-fit to rise to the moment our country faces’.

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Revealed: the guide the MoD uses to keep its secrets … secret

Files deemed sensitive in 144-page manual include those dealing with royal family, the Gurkhas – and UFOs

The Guardian - UK

UK urged to stop Northern Ireland being ‘caught in crossfire’ of US-EU trade war

Concerns were raised in the Commons about the ‘particularly complex’ situation for Northern Ireland even if the UK avoids tariffs.

Evening Standard

Government working to mitigate risk to abuse survivors of emergency phone alerts

Labour MP Paulette Hamilton raised concerns that those with secret phones could be put in additional danger as a result of the siren-like alerts.

Evening Standard

Labour MP Squirming on BBC Question Time Amid Defence Spending Debate Intensifies

A tense atmosphere prevailed on this week’s BBC Question Time when Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds was visibly uncomfortable.

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No rewind on Brexit, minister says following reset talks

Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds said the Government intends to make Brexit work in a ‘ruthlessly pragmatic’ way.

The Independent UK

Civil servants will need to work efficiently or face redundancy under new rules

Cabinet Office minister will unveil a set of performance standards intended to ensure value for money in Whitehall

The Guardian - UK

Civil servants could face sack if they fail to save taxpayer cash

Cabinet Office minister Pay McFadden said senior mandarins should be encouraged to ensure value for money and be held responsible for it.

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Evening Standard

EU’s Sefcovic and UK’s Thomas-Symonds have ‘productive’ talks on closer ties

Sir Keir Starmer will host the EU’s leaders for a summit in May as part of his effort to ‘reset’ relations with Brussels after Brexit.

Evening Standard

Millions receive emergency alert amid Storm Eowyn red weather warning

The weather warning comes into force at 10am on Friday.

Evening Standard

More than four million receive emergency alert as UK braces for Storm Eowyn

The Government said this was the largest real life use of the emergency alert system to date.

Evening Standard

Joining pan-Europe trade deal would not cross ‘red lines’ – No 10

Maros Sefcovic, a senior European official, said the trade bloc ‘could consider’ the UK joining the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean Convention.

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The Independent UK

Flyer for Labour minister in corruption probe ‘found in palace of deposed Bangladesh leader’

Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden insisted he has full confidence in Tulip Siddiq - and she denies any wrong doing

Evening Standard

Calls for general election ballooned after ‘foreign interference’, MP claims

Yasmin Qureshi said the petition may have collected some of its 3.02 million signatures as a result of ‘misinformation’ and campaigners abroad.

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Labour pledge 'fundamental restructure' of Holyrood government if elected

Labour will enact a “fundamental reorganisation” of the Scottish Government and its public bodies should the party win power in 2026, Anas…

The Guardian - UK

‘Authoritarian and heavy-handed’: call for investigation into vetting of experts by UK civil servants

Speakers banned after criticising government in social media posts

The Guardian - UK

Cabinet Office to axe 400 jobs in drive for ‘smaller, clearer structure’

Staff told 400 civil servant roles will go in voluntary exit scheme, with Whitehall braced for further cuts

The Independent UK

Cabinet Office to cut 400 roles to create ‘smaller, more effective’ department

The voluntary job losses are intended to create a ‘clearer structure’ for the Cabinet Office, which sits at the heart of government.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on politicians using business logic: public services aren’t startups

Editorial: When an insecure government borrows credibility from business leaders, a lot can go wrong

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