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Civil service to be told to slash more than £2bn a year from budget by 2030

Departments will be asked next week to reduce spending by 10% by 2028-29, says Cabinet Office source

The Guardian - UK

Dear Keir Starmer: civil servants share your worries about public services. Don’t attack us – we’re keen for reform

He wrote a beautiful letter last week praising our talents, but much has been done to damage morale. We’re citizens too: we all want improvement, says the civil servant

The Guardian - UK

AI should replace some work of civil servants, Starmer to announce

The new digital ‘mantra’ prompts unions to warn PM to stop blaming problems on Whitehall officials

The Guardian - UK

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Labour Government set to unveil 'Trumpian' plan for civil service reform

The UK Government is set to announce plans to reform the civil service by introducing performance-related pay and an accelerated exit process for…

The National (Scotland)

Unions on alert as Labour prepares to unveil ‘Trumpian’ plan for civil service

The Guardian - UK

Ministers planning to cut more than 10,000 civil service jobs

Exclusive: Sources say there is belief that service has become too big after growing during Brexit and pandemic years

The Guardian - UK

Starmer fails to apologise to civil servants amid claims of ‘Trumpian’ language

The head of the FDA union has written to the Prime Minister, describing his remarks as ‘so disappointing’.

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Starmer urged to rebuild trust with civil service after ‘Trumpian’ language

The FDA union said the Prime Minister’s language about civil servants in his Plan for Change speech was ‘far more damaging than you had considered’.

The Independent UK

Civil servants’ union boss writes to Starmer over ‘frankly insulting’ criticism

Exclusive: FDA general secretary urges PM to rethink ‘Trumpian’ language about Whitehall

The Guardian - UK

UK Government staff rage at Keir Starmer over 'Trumpian' attack on civil service

THE Prime Minister has sparked anger among UK Government staff after what has been called a “Trumpian” attack on the civil service.

The National (Scotland)

Starmer’s reforms to ministerial code do not go far enough, union head says

Dave Penman says any findings of watchdog investigating potential misconduct by top politicians should be binding

The Guardian - UK

Union furious with Labour ministers over briefings against top mandarin Simon Case

Keir Starmer’s government is facing a clash with the civil service union after ministers briefed against Whitehall's top mandarin.

The Independent UK

Trial will link senior civil servants’ pay to performance, says UK minister

Move intended to boost standards and attract recruits from private sector criticised as ‘tinkering’ by FDA union

The Guardian - UK

Civil servants threaten ministers with legal action over Rwanda bill

Union says Home Office staff could be in breach of international law if they implement deportations

The Guardian - UK

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The Guardian - UK

Ministerial code completely inadequate, civil servants’ unions tell MPs

Unions says there is ‘zero confidence’ in process of raising complaints about ministers, citing Dominic Raab case

The Guardian - UK

The Rwanda plan is failing – so watch as our cowardly government blames the civil service

Ministers are spending £290m of taxpayers’ money on a scheme that is yet to deliver. It’s our job as public servants to point out flaws in their plans, says Dave Penman, general secretary of the FDA union

The Guardian - UK

‘Nothing untoward happened’ over speeding fine, says Braverman

Home secretary confirms she has accepted points on her licence but denies breaking ministerial code

The Independent UK

Raab accusers ‘wouldn’t do it again’ thanks to ‘flawed’ process, says union boss

Dave Penman said Rishi Sunak’s handling of the investigation into Dominic Raab had been ‘appalling’.

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The Guardian - UK

Senior civil servants vote to take a stand against bullying from politicians

FDA union votes to use ‘all means available’, including ‘targeted legal action’ in wake of Dominic Raab scandal

The Independent UK

Civil service union chief calls for strikes, saying ‘enough is enough’

Dave Penman condemned claims civil servants were ‘lazy, woke, inefficient, Remainer, activist, snowflakes’.

The Guardian - UK

Stop calling us woke, lazy snowflakes, senior civil servant tells government

General secretary of FDA union makes plea to Rishi Sunak after multiple ‘culture war’ incidents

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: How Dominic Raab set the agenda after a stinging report on bullying

In today’s newsletter: The ex-deputy PM has found ample support from some quarters after an investigation into bullying was released. Our political correspondents explain how Raab’s anger drove the discourse

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak urged to slap down Dominic Raab for 'undermining' bullying report

The PM was blasted for allowing Mr Raab to resign - and put forward his version of events in a newspaper article - before the report into his behaviour was published by Downing Street

The Guardian - UK

Ex-mandarin warned Dominic Raab about conduct ‘more than once’

Former Foreign Office civil servant Simon McDonald also rejects former deputy PM’s claims of ‘activist civil servants’

The Independent UK

No evidence ‘activist’ civil servants tried to thwart Raab, former leading mandarin says

‘The issue is (Raab’s) behaviour’, Lord McDonald says

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