The Latest Breaking News from Whitehall

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 · Feb 7, 2023

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 · Feb 7, 2023

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

The Guardian - UK · Feb 7, 2023

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 · Feb 3, 2023

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 · Feb 2, 2023

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 · Feb 1, 2023

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%

Daily Mirror · Jan 29, 2023

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 Independent UK · Jan 27, 2023

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 · Jan 26, 2023

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

The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2023