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Steve Barclay privately concedes he will have to increase pay offer to NHS staff

The U-turn may help to end wave of strikes, though funding it could require cuts to key services

The Guardian - UK

Full list of government departments and services due to be hit by civil servant strike on February 1

A huge number of public services are set to impacted when 100,000 civil servants walk out

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson joked about being at the ‘most unsocially distanced party in UK’, report claims

The former prime minister allegedly made the remark at a leaving do held during the Covid pandemic

Evening Standard

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‘Independent Scotland would donate peers to UK as parting gift,’ SNP MP jokes

Perth and North Perthshire MP Pete Wishart made the irreverent suggestion as MPs debated reform of Westminster’s upper house.

The Independent UK

Talks to be held between Government and biggest civil service union amid pay row

The Public and Commercial Services union said it will meet a Government minister at the Cabinet Office later this week.

The Independent UK

Welsh choir director given award in New Year's Honours list nearly deleted MBE email thinking it was a scam

Dr Mike Thomas has been made an MBE for services to the Welsh male voice choirs of the Pelenna Valley and the Cynon Valley

Wales Online

Ex-ministers who break rules should be fined up to £16,000, says watchdog chief

Lord Pickles wants power to dock three months’ salary from rule-breakers

The Independent UK

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Nottingham author turns down MBE over 'negative connotations of empire'

'For us as black people it was empire that enslaved us and took away our language. And we still suffer the consequences of that today'

Nottingham Post

Ex-Honours Committee member warns of pressure from No10 to reward Tory donor

Dame Louise Casey, who chairs the Community and Voluntary Service Committee, sent an email to the Cabinet Office earlier this month to warn about the 'politicalisation' of the honours system

Daily Mirror

Honours process ‘politicisation’ pressures members to back Tory nominees, whistleblowers reveal

Former honours committee chair suggested his term was not renewed after refusing to back a Tory donor

The Independent UK

'Delay in the National Resilience Strategy terrifying for disabled people'

'Who knew the government observed the winter solstice? The promised National Resilience Strategy is still nowhere to be seen as the bitter winter really starts to bite'

Daily Mirror

Former Boris Johnson aide could have peerage blocked following bullying allegations

BORIS Johnson’s former chief of staff is facing an attempt to block his peerage following claims that he bullied junior members of the team in…

The National (Scotland)

Army to cover for striking ambulance and border workers as NHS unions ‘offer way out’

Military chief speaks out as 1,200 personnel drafted to prop up public sector

The Independent UK

Brits told dial 999 only if their lives are at risk in run up to Christmas

Their dire warning comes as 100,000 nurses begin their second 24 hour strike on Tuesday and ambulance crews walk out the following day

Daily Mirror

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Liz Truss rushed to meet Rupert Murdoch firm CEO within weeks of becoming PM

LIZ Truss’s first external meeting as prime minister was with the head of Rupert Murdoch’s publishing firm which owns The Times and The Sun, new…

The Guardian - UK

Partygate: ministers accused of writing ‘blank cheque’ for Boris Johnson legal bills

Exclusive: Cabinet Office to extend contract with law firm to defend claims ex-PM misled parliament, sources say

The Guardian - UK

Whitehall graduate scheme members to vote on strike action

About 900 civil servants on fast stream being balloted, with 81% backing industrial action at consultative stage

The Guardian - UK

Military in thankless task as soldiers drafted in to replace striking workers

Army’s role risks being politicised as personnel called on to cover for Border Force and ambulance workers

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Daily Mirror

Emergency Cobra meeting called over walkouts - full list of UK December strike dates

Cabinet Office Minister Oliver Dowden will convene the Government's emergencies committee to discuss contingency plans for walkouts by staff, including nurses, paramedics, rail workers and Border Force officials

The Guardian - UK

Snow warnings as UK cold snap prompts fears of winter energy crisis

Ministers taking advice on how to protect vulnerable amid weather alerts for large parts of country

Wales Online

Thousands of ambulance workers and NHS staff to walk out on strike

Hundreds of troops are on stand-by to cover for ambulance crews, firefighters and Border Force staff as ministers prepare for a wave of strikes across public services in the run-up to Christmas

Chronicle Live

Military personnel are training as ambulance drivers and firefighters as NHS strikes loom

It comes amid an abundance of public sector strikes including NHS nurses and ambulance drivers, while fire brigades and junior doctors find themselves balloted for similar action by their respective unions.

Manchester Evening News

Military on stand-by to drive ambulances and fight fires over strike fears

Hundreds of troops are being trained, the Cabinet Office said

Nottingham Post

Military could be brought in to drive ambulances and fill NHS, says Nadhim Zahawi

“Things like driving ambulances and other parts of the public sector – we have got to try and minimise disruption.”

Daily Mirror

Ministers 'unprepared' for another crisis like Covid after resilience plan falls behind

The government initially planned to publish its resilience plan - promised 18 months ago - in July - now they say it will come in the Autumn...and that could last until nearly Christmas.

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