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Home Office spends £15m on 'contaminated' old prison for asylum accomodation

The Home Office spent £15 million buying a derelict prison contaminated with asbestos amid political pressure to stop housing migrants in hotels,…

The National (Scotland)

Home Office ‘wasted’ £15m of taxpayers’ cash on asbestos-filled migrant camp

The Home Office completed the sale of the Northeye site in September 2023 for about £15.4 million.

The Independent UK

Minister rejects plea by London civil servants to work 4-four day week: 'We're not living in the 1970s'

Pensions minister Emma Reynolds also dismissed claims that a shorter working week for civil servants would save the Government more than £20million

Evening Standard

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Olly Robbins on longlist of 10 vying for UK civil service top job

Exclusive: former Brexit negotiator seen as probable favourite to take over from Simon Case as cabinet secretary

The Guardian - UK

Sue Gray’s final departure marks the moment that the Starmer project gets serious

The prime minister has finally grasped that Downing Street must control the narrative, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK

Minister slaps down civil servants asking for four-day week: ‘This is not the 1970s’

The arrangement would more than halve staff turnover and free up money to hire an extra 2,345 workers, officials say

The Independent UK

Badenoch: it’s ‘disappointing’ it took ITV drama to speed up Post Office payouts

Tory leader tells inquiry she worked behind scenes to try to win funding for more compensation over Horizon scandal

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Bitcoin breaks $83,000 for first time on Trump trades; UK government sells £1bn of NatWest shares – as it happened

Cryptocurrency more than doubles since January on hopes of lighter regulation; latest share sale takes UK Treasury’s holding in NatWest to 11.4%

The Guardian - UK

Starmer joins Macron on Armistice Day in Paris to show European solidarity

British and French leaders discuss Ukraine and Middle East amid fears for future of Nato after Trump’s re-election

The Guardian - UK

King leads nation’s tribute to war dead as Kate watches ceremony from balcony

The Queen was missing from the ceremony in Whitehall, London, through illness.

The Independent UK

King Charles and Princess of Wales attend Remembrance Sunday ceremony at Cenotaph

An unprecedented eight former prime ministers stand together in Whitehall, while 10,000 veterans march

The Guardian - UK

Whitehall ‘considering lots of different scenarios’ amid tariff fears – minister

Chief Secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones said US President-elect Donald Trump recognised the important relationship between the UK and America.

Evening Standard

King lays first wreath as Kate and William pay respects in London on Remembrance Sunday

Kate makes appearances on successive days for first time since December

Evening Standard

Boost UK defence spending to win Trump’s support, former navy chief urges Starmer

Lord West says Republican victory is chance to show Britain is willing to prioritise military by allocating 3% of GDP

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Evening Standard

Starmer tells Cabinet Government will deliver ‘innovation and reform’

It came on the same day it was announced that two former advisers to Sir Tony Blair had been given senior jobs in Whitehall.

The Guardian - UK

Downing Street to decide upon new US ambassador within days

David Miliband, Peter Mandelson and Cathy Ashton thought to be on shortlist for diplomatic role

The Guardian - UK

No 10 believes it has done its homework for a Trump presidency

Keir Starmer’s team expected a Trump win and has long been building bridges despite political differences

The Independent UK

Scottish Secretary skips Whitehall event to avoid ‘undermining striking staff’

Ian Murray missed a reception with business leaders at the Scotland Office’s Dover House headquarters

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The Guardian - UK

Reeves’s £40bn tax rises will boost growth ‘sustainably’, says IMF

Rare intervention comes as Resolution Foundation says UK will remain ‘stagnation nation’ despite push to invest

The Guardian - UK

From capital gains to NICs: tax changes to look out for in autumn 2024 budget

Rachel Reeves will seek to close £40bn Whitehall spending gap with range of potential measures

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the budget: Rachel Reeves must have a narrative, not just numbers

Editorial: Any chancellor can fire off forecasts, policies and measures, but the most impactful governments back it up with a bold political vision

The Guardian - UK

‘An existential threat’: anger over UK government plans to allow AI firms to scrape content

BBC among those opposing plan that would see AI models trained on content from publishers and artists by default

Evening Standard

Rayner to scrap ‘payday loan’ premium for council bailouts

A total of 18 councils were given an injection of money from the government in February to ensure they could meet their duty to balance the books.

The Independent UK

Special educational needs system ‘not delivering’ for families – watchdog

The NAO said the Government should introduce urgent reform to put SEN provision in England on a ‘financially sustainable footing’.

The Independent UK

UK politics live: Rayner insists Labour members in US using ‘their own time’ after Trump-Starmer election row

Trump campaign has filed complaint with US Federal Election Commission to allege interference by Labour Party

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