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Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq is under pressure over alleged properties linked to aunt’s political movement in Bangladesh

News analysis: Keir Starmer gave his beleaguered chancellor the vote of confidence on Monday morning, but if he decided on a change in the Treasury who could replace her?

A nationwide pattern of failure to tackle violence has proved fatal to too many women

Keir Starmer opens Downing Street’s door this week for guests from schoolchildren singing carols to MPs and hacks, trooping in to meet the PM over English sparkling wine. Starmer will be looking forward to a few days off. He looks and sounds tired after undertaking a punishing travel schedule to…

Letters: Dr Jamie Gough says we need more government officers, not fewer, Prof Peter Golding questions Pat McFadden’s ‘startup’ idea, and a civil servant responds to ministers’ recent comments on his and his colleagues work

Editorial: When an insecure government borrows credibility from business leaders, a lot can go wrong

Ministers are right to want to reform the state: it’s crucial to their project. But simply telling civil servants to work harder won’t achieve it, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

RACHEL Reeves has been accused of using “Thatcherite language” in her latest crackdown on public spending.

The Prime Minister said the Civil Service was ‘admired across the world’ after a backlash to his comments last week.