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How climate change could fare in the UK's new Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

The UK government has announced its business department will be split into separate departments for science, business and energy. The new Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, to give it its full name, represents the return of an energy and climate-focused department after a seven-year hiatus.

The Conversation

Whitehall shake-ups may not always go to plan, say experts

Rishi Sunak is far from the first prime minister to come to office hoping to reconfigure how Whitehall wields power, but such reform brings risks.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak Cabinet reshuffle in full: New Tory party chairman and Energy Secretary appointed

The Prime Minister created four new government departments

Evening Standard

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Sunak carries out Whitehall shake-up as he reshuffles ministers

The Prime Minister created a series of new ministries to focus on growing the economy and addressing problems in the energy sector.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak's Cabinet reshuffle in full as Zahawi replaced and 4 new departments created

The Prime Minister was forced to shake up his Cabinet after sacking Tory chairman Nadhim Zahawi in a row over his tax affairs

Daily Mirror

Sunak reshuffles cabinet in attempt to stamp authority on Tory party

PM appoints Greg Hands as Tory chair and restructures Whitehall departments

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak reshuffle: ‘red wall’ MP Lee Anderson named deputy Tory chair – as it happened

Controversial MP appointed as Greg Hands’ deputy; Michelle Donelan becomes minister for science, innovation and technology

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Rishi Sunak plotting mini cabinet reshuffle as he looks to replace Zahawi

PM also expected to break up business department into separate ministries

The Independent UK

Ministers quietly scrap limits on Whitehall spending on consultants

Exclusive: Labour calls cancelling of financial limits ‘indefensible’ in cost of living crisis

The Guardian - UK

Liverpool needed 'some external intervention' but frustration over government stay lingers says Labour's communities chief

Lisa Nandy on Liverpool, Levelling Up and the Labour Party in 2023

Liverpool Echo

Dominic Raab: more civil servants in bullying complaint than previously thought

Some officials were signed off for ‘extended periods’ while others stayed at work to protect colleagues, says complaint made by 27 staff at Ministry of Justice

The Guardian - UK

Fall of Kabul whistleblower sues UK government after sacking

Exclusive: Civil servant who gave anonymous interview to BBC about Afghan withdrawal says service ‘dangerously politicised’

The Guardian - UK

Michael Gove thinks Levelling Up cash is 'transformational'... but for this town it's simply not enough

Oldham was awarded £20m in the second round of what was once Whitehall’s flagship investment programme

Manchester Evening News

Dominic Raab could resign to avoid investigation into bullying claims, accusers fear

A Whitehall sleaze probe is looking into allegations of bullying made against the Deputy PM - but witnesses fear he'll quit when he's presented with the evidence against him

Daily Mirror

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Daily Mirror

One in 10 Ministry of Justice staff say they have experienced bullying or harassment

According to the annual Civil Service People Survey 11% of MoJ staff warned that they had experienced bullying, harassment or discrimination - significantly higher than an average across the Civil Service of 7%

The Independent UK

Trade department has made progress but needs to co-operate better, says report

The NAO said the DIT has supported considerably fewer cases of direct investment from abroad, but the value of these projects has grown.

The Guardian - UK

Department of Health wasted £15bn on unused Covid supplies, watchdog finds

National Audit Office finds ‘extraordinary waste’ along with failures of governance, oversight and financial controls

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on civil service chiefs: be champions not courtiers

Editorial: Better government does not merely require new political leadership. It needs a new approach at the top of Whitehall too

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The Independent UK

Gove evokes spirit of Thatcherism to help boost levelling-up agenda

Mr Gove said he wanted to see devolution powers deepen and expand to other areas.

The Independent UK

Nazhim Zahawi news - live: HMRC suggests Tory chair did not make ‘innocent error’ as Sunak ‘livid’

Rishi Sunak said to be ‘livid’ with Cabinet minister in tax row

The Guardian - UK

Councils spent £12.5m on bids for Liz Truss’s investment zones, data shows

Exclusive: Labour compiled analysis of waste suffered by cash-strapped local authorities on the scheme, binned by the government weeks later

Manchester Evening News

Why Andy Burnham and Manchester council leader want the UK to follow in Germany's footsteps

Local leaders will be making their case at Convention of the North

The Guardian - UK

What would a genuine plan for levelling up the north of England look like? Ask a German

They have laws requiring equality between the states and a funding regime to make it happen. Imagine that kind of Britain, says Manchester mayor Andy Burnham

The Guardian - UK

Councils forced to freeze levelling up projects as soaring costs exceed grants

Exclusive: Half a billion pounds lost from projects funded by government schemes due to inflation and rising costs

The Independent UK

Ethical values must be integral to Whitehall, says standards watchdog

The Committee on Standards in Public Life says too often it takes a crisis before authorities act.

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