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In the mid-1980s, Labour leader Neil Kinnock was considering splitting the Treasury in two, with one half focussed on its responsibility as a finance department and the other on economic growth. He asked his shadow chancellor, Roy Hattersley, which department he would like to lead in government. Hattersley replied: "Whichever…

There is unease about what happens next. We are not perfect, but politicians will do anything but address their own shortcomings, says a UK civil servant

No 10 adviser urges political appointments in a radical plan following crisis over bullying

Civil servant who led Partygate inquiry has ‘brains, knowledge, judgment and strength of character’, says Francis Maude

Labour insisted all civil service rules will be followed after outcry from Conservative MPs about the civil servant’s new role

Labour insisted all civil service rules will be followed after outcry from Conservative MPs about the civil servant’s new role.

The Mirror UK joined Katie and her children Harvey, 20, Princess, 15, Jett, 9, and Bunny, 8, for an exclusive shoot at the 19-room home in Horsham, which she bought from former cabinet office minister Francis Maude for £1.3 million in 2014

EMILY Maitlis, the former BBC anchor and newsnight host, has said there is an “active  agent of the Conservative party” on the…

Suzanne Heywood attacks ‘cynical attempt to shift blame’ for lobbying scandal on to her late husband, the former cabinet secretary