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Honours row grows after claim Charlotte Owen ‘worked as maternity cover’

The youngest life peer in UK history at the age of 29, the former assistant to Boris Johnson was covering maternity leave in his office

The Guardian - UK

Sue Gray ‘breached Whitehall impartiality rules’ over Labour chief of staff job talks

A Cabinet Office inquiry alleged the Partygate investigater could have been ‘suspended or sacked had she not quit’

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson joins Daily Mail as columnist but finds himself in more hot water

Former prime minister under fresh scrutiny after Whitehall’s anti-corruption watchdog said he had not applied for clearance

Evening Standard

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Boris Johnson joins Daily Mail as columnist but ‘did not inform watchdog’

The former prime minister could find himself under scrutiny after Whitehall’s anti-corruption watchdog said he had not applied for clearance.

The Independent UK

UK public buildings feared to be at risk of collapse as concrete crumbles

Ministers launch inquiry into use of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC)

The Guardian - UK

Concern at plan for taxpayer-funded campaign to promote Sunak priorities

Exclusive: plan to bolt PM’s five pledges on to a range of campaigns seen as too political within Whitehall, source says

The Guardian - UK

‘Pantomime has to end’: how Tories turned on Boris Johnson – and how it could break them

After a statement laced with anger and Trump-like lack of contrition, the ex-PM’s demise could tear his party apart

The Guardian - UK

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George Osborne tells moaning Tories to stop blaming Whitehall 'blob' for their mess

The Conservative stalwart, who unleashed devastating austerity cuts in 2010, told a Tory event: 'We are in charge of our country’s destiny and we should stop blaming others if we don’t get things right'

Daily Mirror

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

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

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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

The Independent UK

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.

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The National (Scotland)

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 Independent UK

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

Wales Online

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

The Independent UK

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 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.

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