Senior civil servants to get bonuses for first time to reward ‘doers, not talkers’ Highest-ranking staff will get 2.5% pay rise with bonuses for top performers in plan to ‘rewire’ civil service The Guardian - UK · May 21
Starmer latest: Wes Streeting to visit PM for No 10 showdown over Labour division ahead of King’s Speech More than 100 Labour MPs have signed a statement urging Sir Keir Starmer not to stand down The Independent UK · May 12
Every Labour MP who has demanded Starmer quit as number reaches 96 Former health secretary Wes Streeting has become the most high-profile resignation so far The Independent UK · May 12
Read Tom Rutland statement in full after quitting as ministerial aide amid mounting pressure on Starmer Tom Rutland resigned as PPS to Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds on Monday The Independent UK · May 11
Read Naushabah Khan statement in full after quitting as Cabinet Office PPS amid calls for ‘new leadership’ The Cabinet Office PPS was the latest Labour aide to step down on Monday The Independent UK · May 11
Former Labour MP calls for Starmer to face Commons committee over Mandelson vetting Karl Turner, who lost Labour whip after criticising PM, calls for privileges committee to examine if Starmer misled parliament The Guardian - UK · Apr 23
Senior civil servant says due process followed in Peter Mandelson vetting Cabinet Office permanent secretary Cat Little has been uncovering documents related to the peer’s appointment as US ambassador. Evening Standard · Apr 23
Starmer faces increasing backlash from ministers as second senior civil servant grilled over Mandelson scandal Cat Little, the most senior Cabinet Office official, appeared before MPs on Thursday morning to be questioned about the scandal Evening Standard · Apr 23
Global Counsel, lobbying firm set up by Mandelson, went bust owing £4.5m just before his arrest – as it happened Firm went bust in February amid fallout from the scandal over Mandelson’s links to Jeffrey Epstein The Guardian - UK · Apr 23
Starmer-Mandelson latest: Dismissal of Robbins over vetting scandal ‘wholly unacceptable’, says ex-Labour minister Denis MacShane said he had never seen such a ‘fallout’ between No 10 and the civil service The Independent UK · Apr 23
Senior civil servant faces Mandelson questions from MPs amid ‘Cabinet divisions’ Cabinet divisions have emerged over Sir Keir’s handling of the process, according to multiple reports. Evening Standard · Apr 22
Capita’s Royal Mail pension scheme contract terminated after failures – minister The Government will do all it can to ensure continuity of service, Royal Mail pensioners were assured. Evening Standard · Apr 22
Royal Mail pension scheme contract terminated after ‘failure to deliver numerous milestones’ The Government will do all it can to ensure continuity of service, Royal Mail pensioners were assured The Independent UK · Apr 22
Inquiry launched into Peter Mandelson vetting leak, says Downing Street A government inquiry has been launched into the leak of information concerning Lord Peter Mandelson’s security vetting. The leaked details, which originated from a Cabinet Office briefing to Number 10, were subsequently provided to The Guardian newspaper. Darren Jones, Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister, confirmed the leak inquiry in… The Independent UK · Apr 21
The Independent UK · Apr 21 Every revelation from Olly Robbins’ evidence over Mandelson’s appointment The former top official at the Foreign Office was sacked last week over failings around Peter Mandelson’s vetting
Evening Standard · Apr 21 Key points: Olly Robbins gives evidence on Lord Mandelson vetting scandal The sacked civil servant was answering questions at the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee.
The Independent UK · Apr 21 Starmer-Mandelson latest: Labour MPs turn on PM over vetting scandal - but Reeves rules out leadership contest MPs warned of a ‘a toxic culture’ taking hold at No 10
The Guardian - UK · Apr 20 Peter Mandelson: a timeline of his appointment as UK ambassador to US Keir Starmer details vetting procedure overruled by the FCDO and culminated in his decision to appoint Mandelson
Evening Standard · Apr 19 Starmer ‘would not have appointed Mandelson if he was aware of vetting failure’ Technology Secretary Liz Kendall said the Prime Minister would not have appointed the peer if he knew UK Security Vetting had not cleared him.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 17 Starmer was left in dark about Mandelson’s vetting by two other top civil servants Exclusive: Officials have spent weeks debating whether or not to release highly sensitive information about the affair
The Guardian - UK · Apr 17 Olly Robbins is just the latest: a guide to the high-profile exits under Starmer’s tenure There has been a steady succession of departures by ministers and senior officials in the past two years
The Guardian - UK · Apr 7 Antonia Romeo given powerful mandate to deliver No 10’s priorities PM’s most senior civil servant now has task of rewriting civil service code and ‘making it recognised for improved productivity’
The Guardian - UK · Mar 27 Cabinet Office to ask Mandelson to provide messages from personal phone Concerns that exchanges about US ambassador appointment may have been lost after theft of McSweeney’s phone
Evening Standard · Mar 18 Apologise for 'headlong rush into Iran war,' Keir Starmer tells Kemi Badenoch in heated PMQs clash The Prime Minister accused the Tory leader of making the ‘gravest mistake’ possible by an Opposition leader with her stance on committing UK troops to Donald Trump’s conflict
The Times of India · Mar 13 Labour appears to back recording Sikh as ethnicity in UK census The UK government is considering a campaign by British Sikh groups and MP Preet Kaur Gill to record Sikhs as an ethnicity, not just a religion. This move, supported by Cabinet Office minister Satvir Kaur, aims to better understand and address inequalities and discrimination faced by the Sikh community.