The Latest Breaking News from Whitehall

Whitehall shut as police probe suspicious vehicle

Many participants held signs reading ‘welfare, not warfare’

MPs Jeremy Corbyn and Diane Abbott were among those who gave speeches at a rally in Whitehall.

The People’s Assembly said it expected thousands of trade unionists, campaigners and activists to attend the event

So, London is to lose 12,000 civil servants, and this time, it’s the big cheeses. Already eighty per cent of the half million civil servants work outside London, but this shift is meant to include senior people as well as the small fry. In fact, the Government’s ambition is to…

Move to bring number of full-time government staff working in Whitehall down from 95,000 to about 83,000

Parents will protest with their babies in Whitehall next month in what has been hailed as a ‘revolutionary’ moment in the gender equality movement

More than 1,000 people gathered in Whitehall, central London, on Friday.

Attendees will march from Whitehall at around midday towards Parliament, with the demonstration due to end at 3pm

Attendees will march from Whitehall at around midday on Tuesday before ending up at Parliament.

Commander Louise Puddefoot, in charge of the policing operation, said the force was ‘well prepared’ for both protests.