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No 10 rejects MPs’ plan to stop ministers putting friends on Whitehall boards

Tory MP William Wragg calls decision not to prevent ‘super-spads’ being made non-executive directors ‘disappointing’

The Guardian - UK

Use legislation to block Liz Truss resignation honours, Labour says

This week marks a year since Ms Truss began her short stint as prime minister.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer accused of promoting ‘narrow band of Blairites’ as he demotes Lisa Nandy

Starmer insists he has put ‘strongest players on pitch’, as changes see comebacks for Liz Kendall and Hilary Benn

The Independent UK

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Raac crisis: who knew what and when about crumbling concrete in England

Building material assessed to be at risk of collapse was used in thousands of UK public structures from 1950s to 1990s

The Guardian - UK

Ben Wallace resigns as Sunak set to appoint new defence secretary

Mr Wallace announced last month he would resign from the senior Cabinet role at the next reshuffle.

The Independent UK

Sunak set to name new defence secretary as Ben Wallace quits – who are the favourites?

PM prepares to reveal mini-reshuffle after Wallace formally steps down – amid speculation someone ‘unexpected’ getting top cabinet job

The Independent UK

Racist language not tolerated in Government documents, minister says

It comes after a newspaper investigation uncovered the use of slurs on official websites.

The Independent UK

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No 10 crackdown on racism as minister warns officials n-word slurs won’t be tolerated

Exclusive: Cabinet Office acts in response to The Independent’s investigation which uncovered n-word in string of official documents

The Independent UK

Infected Blood Inquiry: Minister challenged over slow compensation for victims

The Government has been accused of dragging its heels over compensation payments.

The Independent UK

Government U-turns on ‘blacklisting’ of speakers critical of Tories from official events

Guidance reviewed after action launched by expert who was disinvited from conference over social media posts

The Independent UK

National memorial to late Queen to be considered, Cabinet Office says

The Whitehall department said use of Queen Elizabeth II’s full title would be ‘closely protected’, with permission needed for community memorials.

The Independent UK

Government aims to boost AI skills with experts from private tech firms

Cabinet Office minister Jeremy Quin said tech experts would be parachuted into government departments under a new secondment scheme.

The Independent UK

Private sector tech experts to be seconded to Civil Service, minister says

Cabinet Office minister Jeremy Quin said the number of placements will be uncapped.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages from old phone still not handed to Covid inquiry

Government officials are helping him to try to retrieve the messages on the locked device relating to the early pandemic response, it is understood.

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The Independent UK

Boris Johnson’s Covid WhatsApps from old phone still not handed to inquiry

Government officials are helping him to try to retrieve the messages on the locked device relating to the early pandemic response, it is understood.

The Independent UK

Johnson’s messages handed to Covid-19 inquiry after Government court defeat

The Cabinet Office had sought to withhold documents it regarded as irrelevant to the inquiry’s work.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer ‘frustrated’ he could not clarify detail of Sue Gray contact sooner

The Labour leader said the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments told him not to share details about his contact with the ex-mandarin.

Evening Standard

Government loses legal challenge over handing Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages to Covid inquiry

High Court judges ruled that the Covid inquiry chairwoman had ‘acted rationally’ in her order for the documents

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Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson's WhatsApps MUST be handed to Covid Inquiry in blow for Rishi Sunak

Causing another headache for the embattled PM, judges said there were no grounds to block inquiry chairwoman Baroness Heather Hallett's order to hand over the material

Daily Mirror

Fresh Sue Gray spat as probe finds she broke civil service rules before joining Labour

The Partygate investigator was last week cleared to start her new job in September - but today a minister announced she'd had "undeclared contact" with Labour before quitting

The National (Scotland)

Sue Gray broke civil service rules with Labour job talks, Whitehall probe finds

Partygate investigator Sue Gray broke civil service rules “as a result of the undeclared contact” between her and the

Manchester Evening News

Sue Gray broke the civil service code over Labour job offer

The Partygate investigator was recommended to take a six-month cooling-off period from the day she quit the civil service

The Independent UK

Sue Gray breached civil service code by talking to Starmer, rules government

Finding of ‘prima facie’ violation dismissed by Labour as ‘Mickey Mouse nonsense’

The Independent UK

Whitehall probe finds Sue Gray broke civil service rules with Labour job talks

Cabinet Office minister Jeremy Quin said the inquiry concluded that the ‘civil service code was prima facie broken’ by the partygate investigator.

The Guardian - UK

Sue Gray ‘breached civil service code’ over Keir Starmer job, inquiry finds

Civil inquiry finds official’s talks over role without telling bosses is ‘prima facie’ breach of code

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