Liz Truss plan to cut public sector pay would ‘level down’ nation – Tory critics Conservative Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen said he was ‘actually speechless’ at the £8.8 billion proposal. The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2022
Tory policy battle: What have Truss and Sunak pledged for the country? Over the next few weeks it will be up to Conservative members to decide which of the two final candidates will take on the top job in No 10. The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2022
Liz Truss criticised for claiming public sector pay pledge was misrepresented – as it happened Former Tory chief whip tells leadership candidate to ‘stop blaming journalists’ after spokesperson said there had been ‘wilful misrepresentation of campaign’ The Guardian - UK · Aug 2, 2022
Conservative leadership race: Jacob Rees-Mogg accuses Rishi Sunak of ‘fantasy’ economics New poll shows gap between Tory leadership candidates has narrowed Evening Standard · Aug 2, 2022
Liz Truss vows to slash pay of nurses and teachers outside London in 'levelling down' plan Critics said Liz Truss' promise would result in a 'war on Workington' rather than Whitehall and marked the death of Boris Johnson's levelling up agenda Daily Mirror · Aug 2, 2022
Liz Truss U-turns on plan to pay less in areas like the North East The Tory leadership hopeful had outlined plans for regional pay boards that would pay less in some areas but later said policy had been Chronicle Live · Aug 2, 2022
Mordaunt makes return to Tory leadership contest to back ‘hope’ candidate Truss Her endorsement came on stage at the latest hustings event as postal ballots began dropping on Conservative doormats. The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2022
Truss promises to cut costs and end ‘stale groupthink’ in Whitehall Tory leadership hopeful Liz Truss wants to save £11 billion a year with her plans. The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2022
Liz Truss promises ‘red tape bonfire’ with review of all EU law by end of 2023 Ms Truss said she would set a “sunset” deadline for every piece of EU-derived business regulation and assess whether it stimulates domestic growth or investment Wales Online · Jul 22, 2022
100 years on, Belfast rugby club continues to grow from strength to strength This Autumn marks 100 years since Civil Service (NI) Rugby Club was formed Belfast Live · Jun 30, 2022
Belfast primary schools celebrate touch rugby tournament success They were victorious at the recent Civil Service (NI) Rugby Club Primary Schools Touch Rugby competitions for girls and boys Belfast Live · Jun 29, 2022
What if I can't afford petrol to get to work? Travel and subsistence repayment you didn't know about The travel and subsistence allowance policy provides guidelines on how to compensate employees while they are away from home performing official duties Irish Mirror · Jun 28, 2022
Top Civil Service boss to Prime Ministers Theresa May and Boris Johnson to join BAE Systems board Lord Sedwill was also a British ambassador and NATO representative in Afghanistan Birmingham Post · Jun 23, 2022
Cleaners and security staff to stage protest outside Downing Street over partygate treatment A protest will be held outside Downing Street on Friday over the way cleaners and security staff were treated during Partygate. Evening Standard · May 27, 2022
Wales Online · May 27, 2022 Cleaners to stage protest outside Downing Street over partygate treatment United Voices of the World (UVW), a union which represents cleaners and security guards in government buildings, has called the demonstration
Wales Online · May 25, 2022 Partygate report names or pictures 16 people - this is who they are Sue Gray, who led the inquiry, said it was in the public interest to name senior individuals involved
The Independent UK · May 25, 2022 Who has been named in Sue Gray’s report? A total of 16 individuals – from former civil servants to serving members of the Cabinet – have been named in the investigation.
Daily Mirror · May 25, 2022 Top Partygate civil servant Simon Case was once Prince William's right-hand-man Head of the civil service Simon Case, who is one of the most senior people to be criticised in Sue Gray's report, is not expected to resign from his role - which is one of many he has held over the years
Daily Mirror · May 25, 2022 Sue Gray's 'strikingly unorthodox' career switch to run pub and why she'll never go back Sue Gray's report into Downing Street Partygate has been sent to Boris Johnson today - but the civil servant used to be the one pulling the pints during her days as a landlady in Northern Ireland
The Independent UK · May 22, 2022 Nadhim Zahawi: Department for Education could suffer job cuts of 40% The Education Secretary said he was looking at ‘all options’ to save money.
The National (Scotland) · May 13, 2022 Scots could be ‘hit hardest by civil service job cuts’ in UK THE SNP have warned Tory plans to slash the civil service to its pre-Brexit levels could hit Scotland harder than the rest of the UK.
Evening Standard · May 13, 2022 Boris Johnson blasts ‘WFH’ culture amid plans to axe 91,000 civil servant jobs Boris Johnson said cutting down on remote working would boost productivity and revive the UK’s town and city centres
Evening Standard · May 13, 2022 What is the civil service and how many civil servants are there in the UK? An AI-powered civil service could be not too far away from reality
Daily Record · May 13, 2022 Trade unions threaten national strike over Tory plans to slash a fifth of civil service jobs Furious trade union leaders have accused the Prime Minister of trying to distract from his failure to tackle the cost of living crisis by making scapegoats of key workers.
The Independent UK · May 13, 2022 Efficiency minister denies proposed Civil Service cuts are a return to austerity The Prime Minister was understood to have told his Cabinet on Thursday that the service should be slashed by a fifth.