The Latest Breaking News from Cabinet Office

No 10 accused of imposing effective ban on civil servants speaking at events

Guidance issued to ensure ministers are the only government spokespeople, but critics say move damages public discourse

The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2025

Britain ‘must prepare for wartime scenario on home soil’, security review warns

Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden says whole country must be ‘clear-eyed and hard-edged’ about threats faced major powers like China

Evening Standard · Jun 24, 2025

Sadiq Khan leads huge Labour revolt against Keir Starmer's benefit cuts that will 'destroy financial safety net'

City Hall warned that disabled Londoners face losses of between £3,800 and £5,700 a year if Labour reforms approved

Evening Standard · Jun 24, 2025

EU talks going ‘to the wire’ as Starmer prepares to announce deal

The Prime Minister has said the agreement would be ‘another step forwards’ for the UK.

Evening Standard · May 18, 2025

No plans to reintroduce freedom of movement or customs union, MPs told

Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds says Labour will ‘deliver its manifesto’ rather than rejoining EU initiatives.

Evening Standard · May 13, 2025

Labour MPs urged to focus on future amid post-election discontent

Labour is facing a ‘battle for the very future and the heart and soul of our country’, Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden said.

Evening Standard · May 7, 2025

Tory extinction ‘can’t be ruled out’, says Jeremy Hunt – as it happened

Former chancellor says he does not expect the Conservatives to die out as a party but he says it is a possibility

The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2025

Government will consider ‘sensible’ UK-EU youth mobility proposals – minister

Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds said: ‘A smart, controlled youth mobility scheme would of course have benefits for our young people.’

Evening Standard · May 7, 2025

Former civil servant, 25, denies lying about being GCHQ intelligence analyst

Ifthikhar Alam is also charged with fraud over allegedly lying about being the Cabinet Office’s ‘Head of Western Balkans’.

Evening Standard · May 1, 2025

Visas for young European under a youth mobility scheme with EU ‘not in Government plans’, says minister

Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds told MPs the Government is pursuing a new partnership with the EU which will make the UK ‘safer, more secure and more prosperous’.

Evening Standard · Apr 24, 2025