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MPs to probe how well devolution is working amid constitutional warfare

A GROUP of MPs are set to investigate how devolution is functioning in Britain against a backdrop of near-constant constitutional battles between…

The National (Scotland)

MPs to examine how well UK ministers understand devolution

It will see the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee quiz ministers and civil servants on devolution training.

The Independent UK

Yvette Cooper demands rule change for Kevin Sinfield and Rob Burrow knighthoods

The Labour frontbencher has written to the Honours and Appointments Secretariat calling on officials to 'set aside any traditional timescales between honours' to honour the rugby league legends

Daily Mirror

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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.

The Independent UK

Matt Hancock ‘shaken up’ by Westminster confrontations with protester, court hears

Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock feared he was about to be shoved down a Tube escalator during a confrontation with an anti-vaccine protestor, a court has heard.

Evening Standard

Whitehall and Downing Street reopen after suspicious package security alert

Officials at the Cabinet Office were briefly evacuated while police investigated a suspicious package on Whitehall

Daily Mirror

Whitehall fury that Kevin Sinfield could wait YEARS for knighthood due to stuffy rules

The Mirror understands some civil servants are disappointed protocol around awarding honours means Kevin Sinfield may have to wait years to become a Sir

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Sue Gray could take up senior Labour job in autumn – reports

The partygate investigator could get clearance to start her role as Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff six months after her civil service departure.

The Independent UK

£4.5bn lost to fraud and error across Covid employment scheme, finds report

Cross-party Public Accounts Committee laid bare a number of ‘repeated problems’ affecting governance

The Independent UK

Government ‘too slow’ to recoup taxpayer money lost to Covid fraud and error

The cross-party Public Accounts Committee laid bare a number of ‘repeated problems’ affecting governance.

The Independent UK

Labour leaders announce new 'radical' alliance at Unionist rally

A GROUP of Labour politicians from across the UK have announced the formation of a "radical" alliance which will campaign for…

The National (Scotland)

Revealed: Damning note from Britain’s top civil servant that ‘doomed’ Liz Truss

The former prime minister lasted just 49 days in the job and was forced to resign in the wake of her disastrous mini-Budget

The Independent UK

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson hands WhatsApps and notebooks over amid Covid inquiry row

A spokesman for Boris Johnson said all the material requested by the Covid inquiry had been handed to the Cabinet Office and should be disclosed

Wales Online

Mel Stride: Covid inquiry will be given information ‘it is right for it to have’

The Work and Pensions Secretary said the Government would hand over material to the inquiry ‘where it is appropriate’.

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

The Covid inquiry is digging up Boris Johnson’s blunders and the mess keeps piling up

The former prime minister seems determined to drag the Tories down with him when the public hearings into Britain’s handling of the pandemic begin

Wales Online

UK Government levelling up policy is failing places like Wales finds new report

“The UK Government should stop taking decisions in devolved areas and restore these funds to Wales”

Evening Standard

Police continue to quiz man after vehicle hits Downing Street gates

Police are continuing to question a man on suspicion of criminal damage and dangerous driving after a vehicle drove into the gates of Downing Street on Thursday afternoon.

Birmingham Post

Cross-party MPs criticise delivery of UK Government's levelling up strategy

A select committee report also highlights evidence that Wales is facing a significant shortfall from funds replacing EU ones

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The Independent UK

MPs warn of levelling-up failure in call for long-term funding

A cross-party committee has identified significant flaws in the Government’s approach to addressing regional inequalities.

The Independent UK

The battle for Boris’s secret WhatsApps: Tory frustration as ex-PM ‘drags down party’

Tory MPs ‘seething’ over new row involving Johnson, as ex-PM cuts ties with government-appointed lawyers

The Independent UK

What did Suella Braverman do and why has she been spared an independent probe?

The PA news agency looks at some of the key questions surrounding the Home Secretary’s conduct.

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson allies plot no-confidence letters in Sunak over Partygate police report

Boris Johnson is facing a fresh police investigation after the Cabinet Office handed over evidence to cops regarding events at Downing Street and his Chequers country retreat during the pandemic

The Independent UK

Sunak urged to launch Braverman probe as officials ‘contacted ethics team about speeding emails’

PM said to be considering emails sent to Cabinet Office’s ethics team about home secretary’s request for help

The Guardian - UK

Top Home Office mandarin knew of Braverman’s alleged speeding request

Permanent secretary told about alleged request in autumn, say sources, as home secretary fails to calm Tory nerves in Commons

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’

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