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Former Gordon Brown spokesman to drive UK’s efforts to reset EU relations

Michael Ellam returns to the Civil Service after more than a decade at HSBC.

Evening Standard

Fears grow over censorship of secret Queen Elizabeth and Philip papers

Critics flag ‘worrying trend’ of keeping royal files under lock and key as thousands set for release to public

The Guardian - UK

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Sue Gray: Partygate sleuth who became Starmer’s embattled chief of staff

She continued to feature in the headlines after taking on the party political job and eventually quit over fears she was ‘becoming a distraction’.

Evening Standard

Sibling eligibility for infected blood pay outs extended as first payments made

Ministers have also accepted, or accepted in principle, all of the recommendations of the probe into the scandal.

The Independent UK

Chancellor’s call for civil service savings will sound all too familiar to Whitehall

Rachel Reeves wants to drive efficiency savings as part of spending review – departments are used to the challenge

The Guardian - UK

Payouts for infected blood scandal begin

The Government has set aside billions of pounds to compensate victims of the scandal.

Evening Standard

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Cabinet Office to axe 400 jobs in drive for ‘smaller, clearer structure’

Staff told 400 civil servant roles will go in voluntary exit scheme, with Whitehall braced for further cuts

The Guardian - UK

Cabinet Office to cut 400 roles to create ‘smaller, more effective’ department

The voluntary job losses are intended to create a ‘clearer structure’ for the Cabinet Office, which sits at the heart of government.

The Independent 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

Ministers recommend 2.8% pay rise for teachers and NHS workers

The Cabinet Office also suggested pay increases for senior civil servants should be kept to no more than 2.8%.

The Independent UK

Infected blood probe chairman intervenes over compensation scheme

Campaigners said they have been ‘frustrated’ by the Government’s lack of engagement with the community.

Evening Standard

Revealed: the business dealings of Royal Mail bidder Daniel Křetínský

With the Czech billionaire on the verge of a £3.6bn takeover, the Guardian looks at his dealings in Russia and elsewhere

The Guardian - UK

Millions urged to stay indoors as UK braces for 90mph winds

The Cabinet Office issued an emergency alert on Friday to people in areas covered by the Met Office’s rare red warning for wind.

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

Starmer seeks to hire EU negotiator in pursuit of relations reset

Salary of at least £153,000 offered by Cabinet Office for ‘principal adviser’ to prime minister

The Independent UK

Starmer ramps up post-Brexit reset with recruitment of EU relations ‘sherpa’

The prime minister is ramping up his efforts to rebuild ties with Brussels, recruiting a second permanent secretary in the Cabinet Office focused primarily on the UK’s relationship with the EU

Evening Standard

Families of infected blood victims eligible for compensation for the first time

But concerns have been raised that they now need to navigate a ‘fiendishly complicated system’ to get compensation.

Evening Standard

Susan Hall demands inquiry into Taylor Swift blue light escort to Wembley

Former mayoral candidate also asks why senior Labour figures including the prime minister and Sadiq Khan were handed freebies to her shows

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The Conversation

The rise and fall of Sue Gray

Sue Gray has resigned as the chief of staff to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. This resignation came alongside the drip drip of information about donations to key members of the inner circle of the Labour government, including to Starmer himself.

The National (Scotland)

Who is Sue Gray – and why has she just quit as Keir Starmer's chief of staff?

SUE Gray has stepped down as the Prime Minister’s chief of staff and will take up a new role as an envoy for the nations and regions.

The Guardian - UK

‘Keir has integrity’: Labour’s Pat McFadden says Starmer will bring reasons to be cheerful

Cabinet minister defends PM in gifts row and says UK ‘can be turned around’ despite economic gloom

The Guardian - UK

Starmer cancels appointment of Gwyn Jenkins as national security adviser

Exclusive: PM’s decision seen by some in Whitehall as precursor for role going to more politically loyal candidate

The Guardian - UK

UK calls in Czech billionaire’s Royal Mail bid for national security review

Daniel Křetínský’s potential Russia links to be examined in scrutiny of bid’s effect on UK economic infrastructure

The Independent UK

Cold War double agent Kim Philby’s Moscow archive offered to British Library for £68,000

Kim Philby was recruited by Russia in the 1930s and soon rose to become a senior officer in MI6 before coming under suspicion in the 1950s

The Guardian - UK

British Library wanted to buy archive of double agent Kim Philby from his widow

National Archives files show officials were troubled by idea of institution enriching widow of Cambridge Five agent

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