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‘Chronic’ low pay hurting civil service staff morale and recruitment, say MPs

Public accounts committee finds real-terms median pay has decreased for most Whitehall staff since 2013

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt hints at October election in spending review remarks

Chancellor says month is last possible time that would also allow for review of Whitehall budgets before next April

The Guardian - UK

‘It isn’t acceptable’: Garrick Club remains a bastion of male elitism

Ban on female members appears not to have deterred senior figures in the government, Whitehall, the arts and the law

The Guardian - UK

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Starmer’s team coached for government over dinners with top Whitehall figures

Shadow ministers step up preparations by holding informal meals to pick the brains of senior political figures

The Guardian - UK

Labour steps up preparations to govern as Reeves attacks ‘unfunded’ Tory tax cuts

Shadow cabinet talk with Whitehall officials after Keir Starmer meets head of civil service

The Guardian - UK

For years, I suspected MI5 interfered in the miners’ strike. The truth was even more shocking than I thought

A document buried in the National Archives reveals how the security service abused its power to help the government win, says journalist and author Mark Hollingsworth

The Guardian - UK

Labour would shift focus of development aid to poorest countries, says Lisa Nandy

NGOs told a future government would take ‘more strategic approach’ and target poorest states with budget

The Guardian - UK

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Toxic budgets: the UK chancellors who left a poisonous legacy

Before an election, chancellors often try to woo voters with tax cuts that leave the incoming government in a hole. Here are six ‘poison pill’ speeches

The Guardian - UK

UK government set to trial AI services to replace civil servants

AI could help boost efficiency and productivity, but the budget is being scrounged from other UK government departments

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The Guardian view on local government finance: a crisis that corrodes democracy

Editorial: Westminster cannot continue to ignore the scale of social devastation caused by the chronic underfunding of council services

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt’s ‘dubious’ financial planning lacks credibility, says IFS

Chancellor should resist temptation to announce unfunded tax cuts in March budget, advises leading thinktank

The Guardian - UK

Civil servant dragged into fight with ex-chair of Post Office has government’s backing – for now

Sarah Munby forced to break cover to rebut Henry Staunton claim she told him to delay Horizon compensation payments

The Guardian - UK

Sturgeon ‘jumped the gun’ in banning mass gatherings early, Gove tells Covid inquiry

UK cabinet minister during pandemic adds that he was not inclined to believe Scottish first minister was acting maliciously

The Guardian - UK

What state are government finances in and what legacy is Reeves likely to inherit?

Hunt has steadied the ship, but some may question whether there is really fiscal room for tax cuts

The Guardian - UK

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Evening Standard

Post Office chairman steps down amid 'tensions with government' in wake of Horizon IT scandal

Insiders reportedly said Henry Staunton's departure is not directly linked to the scandal

Evening Standard

Whitehall chiefs pushed to get civil servants back in office for 60% of working week

Civil servants in some departments have been accused of being slow to return to their desks

The Guardian - UK

Labour would let high-street opticians do glaucoma and cataract checks for NHS

Party says referring common eye problems to optometrists could cut health service waiting lists in England

The Guardian - UK

National Archives censor files showing late queen concealed relative’s wealth

Documents recording request from monarch to keep secret the will of a relative partly withdrawn from public view

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The Guardian - UK

To hit the ground running rather than face first, Labour must prepare for power now

Sir Keir Starmer and his key personnel need to be thinking about how to do government not after the election, but before the weight of its pressures is on their shoulders

The Guardian - UK

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

Unions condemn plan to make civil servants ignore ECHR Rwanda rulings

Government says it intends to change rules to order officials to follow ministerial decisions contrary to Strasbourg injunctions

The Guardian - UK

UK wasting ‘tens of billions’ on crumbling infrastructure and badly run projects

Spending watchdog says smarter government can find huge savings for better public services

The Guardian - UK

Plans to reform private prosecutions after Post Office Horizon scandal

Improved oversight and a law to strip organisations of their power to take people to court are among measures gaining cross-party support

The Independent UK

AI could replace thousands of civil service fraud detection jobs, minister says

The discussion in central London came against the backdrop of intense political focus on the Post Office scandal.

The Independent UK

Red Sea ship attacks could push UK inflation up

Calculations from Whitehall say the commercial disruption caused if the attacks by the Yemen-based Houthis continue could push inflation up

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