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OPINION - 'We're not in lockdown, we should all be spending more time working together in office,' civil servants told

Cabinet Office minister John Glen writes in The Standard that civil servants should be spending less time wfh

Evening Standard

Garrick Club: Campaigner calls for more public figures to resign membership amid storm over men-only policy

After Civil Service and MI6 heads leave club amid fresh controversy over policy, demands grow for others to follow

Evening Standard

OPINION - Who are these snowflakes whining about the men-only Garrick? Grow up, single-sex spaces are fine

So, a coup for The Guardian. After publishing a list of the members of the male-only Garrick Club in much the same spirit as it might out members of the English Defence League, it has now got three members to resign. Simon Case, head of the Civil Service after telling…

Evening Standard

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Long-term Civil Service reform would detract from PM’s priorities, says minister

Francis Maude proposed a series of changes to Whitehall’s bureaucracy but the Government has ruled out ‘long-term’ reform.

The Independent UK

Covid inquiry: Johnson’s No 10 was ‘unbelievably bullish’ UK would sail through

Former senior civil servant Helen MacNamara said there was ‘laughing at the Italians’ early in the pandemic.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson’s No10 tried to 'blow up' British way of running Civil Service, ex-minister says of Covid chaos

Covid Inquiry has been hearing of the chaos in Government during the Covid pandemic

Evening Standard

PM wishes Cabinet Secretary ‘speedy recovery’ as he takes leave of absence

Civil Service chief Simon Case is expected to take some weeks off work to deal with a ‘private medical matter’.

The Independent UK

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Partygate on Channel 4: what’s real and what isn’t?

Drug-fuelled benders, karaoke sets and whistleblowers: we separate fact from fiction

Evening Standard

Sunak makes pitch to Tory right as Truss draws conference crowd

The Prime Minister seemed set to scale back HS2 amid announcements on cutting the size of the Civil Service and imposing tougher benefits conditions.

The Independent UK

UK officials wanted to raise concerns about Boris Johnson with Queen

SENIOR UK Government officials reportedly spoke to Buckingham Palace about their concerns over Boris Johnson’s conduct at the height of the…

The National (Scotland)

Whitehall mandarins ‘asked Queen to raise concerns about Boris Johnson’s behaviour’

Staff discussed asking the late Queen to pass on the concerns to the former PM during his private audiences with her

The Independent UK

Laura Kuenssberg slammed for 'fuelling witch hunt' against Civil Service

LAURA Kuenssberg has been slammed on social media and accused of "fuelling a witch hunt" against the Civil Service.

The National (Scotland)

Stephen Flynn calls out UK Government 'clearly active' anti-independence initiatives

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn has written to the head of the civil service raising concerns that the UK Government is “exerting ever…

The National (Scotland)

Flynn writes to top mandarin over ‘tighter controls’ on Scottish Government

SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn has raised concerns with Simon Case, the Cabinet Secretary and head of the Civil Service.

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Government aims to boost AI skills with experts from private tech firms

Cabinet Office minister Jeremy Quin said tech experts would be parachuted into government departments under a new secondment scheme.

The Independent UK

Private sector tech experts to be seconded to Civil Service, minister says

Cabinet Office minister Jeremy Quin said the number of placements will be uncapped.

The National (Scotland)

'Nationalist civil servants are undermining Tory ministers', Labour lord claims

CIVIL servants with “nationalist sympathies” are undermining the work of the Tory ministers in the Scotland Office, a Labour lord has claimed…

The Independent UK

Cabinet Secretary: Attempts made to weaponise Gray case to attack civil service

Simon Case criticised attacks on the civil service and disparaged the ‘dehumanising’ language of ‘the blob’.

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Manchester Evening News

Sue Gray broke the civil service code over Labour job offer

The Partygate investigator was recommended to take a six-month cooling-off period from the day she quit the civil service

The Independent UK

Government campus launched in Sheffield as part of levelling up agenda

Cabinet Secretary Simon Case said the move was an attempt to remove barriers to people who do not want to leave their home town to join Whitehall.

Daily Mirror

Leaked email shows minister used civil servants for attack on Labour in 'rule breach'

Labour warned that Transport Secretary Mark Harper had 'been caught red-handed misusing the civil service for political gain' after the Mirror got hold of a secret email

The Independent UK

No 10 denies ‘cover-up’ as Covid inquiry struggles to get Boris Johnson messages

The Cabinet Office told the official investigation it does not possess the former prime minister’s WhatsApp messages or notebooks.

Evening Standard

Suella Braverman should quit if she broke ministerial code over speeding incident, says Starmer

The Labour leader said the Home Secretary’s actions appear to have been ‘inappropriate’

Wales Online

Suella Braverman to face questions today over her speeding ticket response

The Prime Minister is expected to speak with the Home Secretary about the suggestions and allegations

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak to consult ethics adviser over Suella Braverman speeding claims

Suella Braverman is due to face MPs in the Commons following claims she asked civil servants to set up a private speed awareness course

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