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Senior Whitehall officials pushing for the Open to return to Donald Trump's Turnberry

SENIOR Whitehall officials are reportedly quizzing top golf bosses whether they can host the 2028 Open championship at Donald Trump’s Turnberry…

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Whitehall officials ‘pushing for the Open to return to Trump-owned Turnberry’

Revealed: Sources say bosses at R&A, which organises the annual golf tournament, were quizzed about 2028 event

The Guardian - UK

Ministers braced for showdown over ‘postcode pricing’ in energy market shake-up

Ed Miliband’s looming decision on electricity market changes could mean regional bill disparities for households

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Rachel Reeves dashes hopes of early breakthrough in UK-US trade deal

Chancellor says UK is ‘not going to rush a deal’ and rejects new US demands on agricultural products

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Spy chiefs say China is bugging St James’s Park benches to snoop on UK MPs

Senior officials in Westminster have been warned to avoid known ‘hotspots’ in the SW1 are

Evening Standard

Why is Ed Miliband a target for all sides? Because he’s a lefty politician who gets things done

Not since Tony Benn has a Labour minister been so assailed – and not just by the Tory press, but also by his own colleagues, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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About 1,200 jobs to go at Cabinet Office in civil service efficiency drive

Another 900 staff will be transferred to other Whitehall departments for ‘leaner and more focused’ state administration

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British Steel could be nationalised as PM and chancellor consider ‘all options’

Whitehall sources say Starmer and Reeves aligned in seeing steel as of ‘huge strategic importance’

The Guardian - UK

Quangos could be forced to close or merge under Whitehall review

It comes after Sir Keir Starmer announced last month that NHS England would be abolished.

Evening Standard

UK ministers consider abolishing hundreds of quangos, sources say

Move comes after Keir Starmer tells cabinet to stop ‘outsourcing’ decisions to regulators

The Guardian - UK

Police race to Whitehall as activists scale Foreign Office HQ

GREENPEACE activists have scaled a building outside the Foreign Office in protest over delays to signing an international treaty protecting oceans…

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Delays approving new jobs put ministers in ‘invidious position’, says ex-whip

Former whip Ruth Edwards said she was facing a choice between missing mortgage payments and breaking the rules thanks to delays at Acoba.

The Independent UK

UK Government's Prince Andrew 'cover-up' files exposed

THE UK Government has been accused of refusing to release documents about Prince Andrew’s past role as a trade envoy, according to reports ...

The National (Scotland)

Whitehall has left generation of teenagers with no hope, says Andy Burnham

Greater Manchester mayor says number of young people not in education, employment or training has reached unacceptable levels

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From more tax to rewriting budget rules: six alternative ways Rachel Reeves could raise money

The chancellor has been slated by politicians, the public and campaigners for pushing ahead with brutal welfare cuts – but there were other options

Evening Standard

Government data scientists to begin AI training programme

Officials hope that the data scientists will gain the skills to build AI tools in their departments to help save time and money.

The Guardian - UK

Sue Gray warns No 10 to be careful about cuts to civil service

Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff uses maiden Lords speech to emphasise importance of public servants

The Independent UK

Think tank forecasts lower-income households to be £500 a year worse off by 2030

Rachel Reeves has received criticism from unions and political opponents after she cut welfare and squeezed Whitehall budgets in her spring statement.

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Evening Standard

Growth forecast halved this year in blow to Reeves

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said she was taking action to grow the economy but said she was battling global instability.

Evening Standard

Devolved regions ‘politely entertained but not listened to’ during pandemic

Stormont’s former finance minister Conor Murphy gave evidence on Wednesday to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.

Evening Standard

Out-of-date government IT systems ‘hampering public sector adoption of AI’

A report from the Public Accounts Committee has warned that legacy IT systems and poor quality data are slowing Government plans to use AI.

The Guardian - UK

Further benefits cuts planned as Rachel Reeves forced to find extra £1.6bn

Chancellor risks wrath of Labour backbenchers with spring statement set to confirm deeper cuts

The Guardian - UK

Reeves to put £2bn into affordable housing to ‘sweeten the pill’ of cuts

Chancellor will announce plans to fund 18,000 social homes before fraught spring statement on Wednesday

Evening Standard

What is Dominic Cummings doing now, as he breaks silence following dinner with Nigel Farage?

The former adviser speaks out for the first time since having secret dinner with Reform Party leader Nigel Farage

The Guardian - UK

Dominic Cummings breaks silence after secret dinner with Nigel Farage

Former top Johnson aide says he ‘might spend more time on SW1’ after revelation of meeting before Christmas

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