Extension of King Charles free portraits scheme upsets unions and mosques Academics’ union calls offer a ‘descent into parody’ while mosques complain about C of E special treatment The Guardian - UK · May 17, 2024
NI government failed to be proactive in Covid pandemic, Sue Gray tells inquiry Former civil servant who investigated Partygate says power-sharing executive was prone to ‘silo working’ and leaks The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2024
Watch: Partygate investigator Sue Gray gives evidence at Covid inquiry Watch as Partygate investigator Sue Gray gave evidence to the Covid inquiry in Belfast on Thursday, 16 May. The Independent UK · May 16, 2024
MoD contractor hacked by China failed to report breach for months Exclusive: Defence ministry was told in recent days that staff details accessed but sources say SSCL knew in February The Guardian - UK · May 10, 2024
UK small boats policymakers referred to ‘bloody migrants’, says civil servant Former head of policy at illegal migration taskforce details ‘inhumane conversations’ The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2024
Former civil servant says ‘racism in Cabinet Office’ forced her to resign Rowaa Ahmar’s claims were made in the court papers of a discrimination case against the Cabinet Office The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2024
Cabinet Office accused of 'systemic racism' by former civil servant Rowaa Ahmar accused officials in Boris Johnson’s government of bullying and discrimination, in an employment tribunal claim which has now been dropped. Evening Standard · Apr 18, 2024
ICAC: Crakanthorp 'breached public trust' over conflict of interest The Cabinet Office has released ICAC's investigation report. Newcastle Herald · Apr 11, 2024
‘Potentially serious impropriety’: Labour questions Johnson’s Venezuela meeting Former PM’s meeting with President Maduro, in capacity as hedge fund consultant, is under further scrutiny The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2024
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 · Mar 12, 2024
MoD firefighters’ pensions delayed after Capita Group blunders Trade union Unite tells of concerns about 2025 contract to administer civil service pension scheme The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2024
Leak reveals Michelle Mone told government she would not benefit financially from PPE firm Exclusive: Tory peer said she had ‘no conflicts whatsoever’, five months before trust received £29m of profits The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2024
Michael Gove lobbied by Covid VIP lane’s biggest winner of PPE contracts Exclusive: then Cabinet Office minister had phone call with Unispace, which weeks later got the first of £680m worth of deals The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2024
Vodafone should spin off sensitive work after UAE deal, say UK officials National security concerns focus on arm of Vodafone that provides sensitive tech to government departments and agencies The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2024 UK says Emirates-backed stake in Vodafone poses national security risk UAE firm’s increased investment prompts Cabinet Office order for security panel at telecoms company
International Business Times UK · Jan 19, 2024 UK Government's Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF) Bolsters Global Security with Record Investments The CSSF, led by the Cabinet Office, addresses threats to UK national security emanating from overseas, focusing on conflict, transnational threats and hostile state activities.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2024 UK civil service staff turnover ‘worryingly’ high amid fall in morale Pay and institutional issues contribute to almost 12% of Whitehall staff changing department or leaving in year to March, report says
The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2024 Portrait of King Charles for public buildings unveiled in £8m scheme Move to offer the monarch’s photograph to UK bodies has been described as a ‘shameful waste of money’ by critics
The Guardian - UK · Jan 10, 2024 UK government urged to review £2bn in Fujitsu contracts amid Horizon scandal Japanese company’s Horizon IT system caused accounting errors that were blamed on post office operators
The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2024 Former Post Office boss hands back CBE – as she’s urged to give answers over Horizon scandal Disgraced former chief executive apologises for ‘devastation’ caused – as Rishi Sunak eyes emergency bill to quash all 800 convictions at once
The Guardian - UK · Jan 1, 2024 Michelle Mone’s husband says couple being ‘hung out to dry’ by ministers Doug Barrowman says NCA investigation into Covid ‘VIP lane’ firm is being used to distract from government incompetence
The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2023 I’ve worked for decades to reveal the truth about the ‘Wilson plot’. But the cover-up continues Files about alleged Soviet infiltration in MI5 and a plot centred on the former Labour PM are still missing, says author and former Guardian security editor Richard Norton-Taylor
The National (Scotland) · Dec 28, 2023 Scotland Office ‘doesn’t know’ how many staff work in capital hub THE Scotland Office has claimed it does not know how many staff it has working in its flagship Edinburgh hub.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 26, 2023 End government by WhatsApp, urges former GCHQ head Sir David Omand tells parliamentary inquiry the platform should be restricted to ‘background mood music’
The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2023 Women’s voices barely heard in Boris Johnson’s No 10, Covid inquiry told Inquiry hears of ‘macho and egotistical’ climate in which women spoke for as little as 10 minutes in five hours of key meetings