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Starmer promises to ruffle feathers with new ‘missions’ for Britain

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said his plan for mission-driven government would put an end to ‘sticking plaster’ fixes to the nation’s problems.

The Independent UK

Everyone in UK should be issued with Digital ID, say Tony Blair and Lord Hague

Their plan would involve a new ID incorporating details such as a passport, driving licence, tax records, qualifications and right to work status which could be stored on a mobile phone

Wales Online

Blair and Hague unite in push for new ‘digital IDs’

Former rivals Sir Tony Blair and Lord Hague said ‘a new sense of national purpose across political dividing lines is needed’.

The Independent UK

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Police spy unit caused ‘outrage and pain’ as it infiltrated leftwing groups

Judge-led inquiry rules Scotland Yard unit acted in a sexist and racist way and intrusions were not justified

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss's £4,000 'Jenga' lectern left abandoned in No10 as nobody wants it

Officials had hoped the costly wooden monstrosity would be used by another Whitehall department or an embassy abroad, but the lectern is still languishing in Downing Street

Daily Mirror

UK rehearsing economic fallout scenarios if China invades Taiwan

Exclusive: Whitehall officials planning strategy to tackle disruption to global supply chains in the aftermath of an attack

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the Knowsley riot: a wake-up call for Whitehall

Editorial: Performative government rhetoric on migration has handed an opportunity to the far right

The Guardian - UK

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12 examples of ‘lavish spending’ on Whitehall procurement cards

Opposition says the spending amounts to ‘scadalous’ waste

The Independent UK

Whitehall ‘wasted’ thousands on flowers, hotel stays and art

Ministers were on Monday forced to defend “lavish spending” by Whitehall departments, which included splurging thousands of pounds on luxury hotel stays, flowers, dinners and art.

Evening Standard

How the Tories splashed YOUR cash on luxury items, from fine art to Fortnum and Mason

MINISTERS are facing accusations of overseeing a “lavish spending” culture in Whitehall that has seen taxpayers’ money wasted on luxury items,…

The National (Scotland)

Officials signed off on £3,000 for fine art photos for No 10, not Sunak, says Downing Street – as it happened

PM’s spokesperson also says prime minister was not involved in hotel choices following reports on ministerial spending

The Guardian - UK

‘Lavish’ Whitehall spending revealed by purchase card data, says Labour

The Conservatives have accused Labour of wasting civil servants’ time on information already in the public domain.

The Independent UK

Government procurement card spent £1.5m on Amazon, £238k at Ikea and £95k on duty-free

Labour slams 'lavish spending culture' that also included in 2021 £415,000 at Enterprise Rent-a-Car, £238,000 at Ikea, £106,000 at John Lewis and £101,000 at Apple

Wales Online

Whitehall procurement cards serve a purpose but oversight is patchy

Labour analysis shows use of GPCs has risen under Tory government despite David Cameron decrying ‘hideous’ spending levels in 2010

The Guardian - UK

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The Independent UK

Government purchase card spending ‘scandalous’, claims Labour

Labour has carried out an analysis of spending by officials using government procurement cards.

Daily Mirror

Tories' enormous bills on five-star jaunts revealed as Labour publish 'GPC Files'

Ministers are supposed to stay in the most cost-effective hotels, under official guidelines - but Tory bigwigs have spent millions treating themselves to luxury on the taxpayer's tab

Daily Mirror

Labour demands Whitehall keep out of local issues like tarting up bus shelters

Yet the Government’s nosy parkers even insist councils get their go-ahead to scrape chewing gum off the streets

Daily Mirror

Meghan and Harry WILL be invited to coronation - but officials demand quick RSVP

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are set to make an appearance at King Charles III's coronation on May 6, despite claims by a royal expert that their attendance is a "requirement"

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Evening Standard

Yes minister, this week it’s your turn to be Business Secretary

Is it a problem that nobody can hold down the Business Minister position for long?

Daily Mirror

Fury over government plans to meet with genocide 'mastermind' in London

The Commons heard that Erkin Tuniyaz, governor of Xinjiang in China, plans to travel to the UK on a diplomatic passport, and could meet Whitehall officials next week - despite being branded a "mastermind" of the genocide of Uyghur Muslims

Evening Standard

Andy Burnham: Tinkering with names isn’t enough, Whitehall must devolve power

I have been in politics long enough to know one thing for certain: no votes were ever won by changing the names of Whitehall departments. So why do governments constantly do it?

The Conversation

Rishi Sunak's reorganisation: history shows creating government departments in response to short-term problems is rarely a good idea

UK prime minister Rishi Sunak has announced a major reorganisation of Whitehall, creating a new department dedicated to energy and another for science and innovation as well bringing various business and trade portfolios under one roof.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak’s Whitehall shake-up could cost over £100m, says think tank

New Tory chairman defends cost and ‘fantastic’ appointment of Lee Anderson

Daily Mirror

Tory Dominic Raab accused of 'belittling' officials in yet more bullying claims

A former Whitehall official alleges Dominic Raab's behaviour was 'nasty and difficult', and the top Tory used 'demeaning tactics to make himself the most powerful person in the room', according to a BBC Newsnight interview

The Guardian - UK

After Brexit, Britain’s competitors are running rings around us. Sunak’s not even at the races

This reshuffle will make little difference: we’re going nowhere as the PM leads us further down an economic dead end, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

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