The Latest Breaking News from Whitehall

Troubled Liverpool Council has 'turned a corner' says Mayor

Commissioners told the ECHO earlier this week they were 'much more confident' about city's fortunes

Liverpool Echo · Dec 8, 2022

Think our plan to fix British politics is a pipe dream? Think again

Critics are already circling, but at a stroke Labour would clear out the rot from Westminster and give power to our regions, says former Labour prime minister Gordon Brown

The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2022

Brown’s report gives Starmer a chance to shift power from Whitehall

In 1912, Herbert Asquith, the Liberal Prime Minister, declared that reform of the House of Lords would “brook no delay”. Well, 110 years later, it seems to have managed to “brook” quite a lot.

Evening Standard · Dec 6, 2022

Six things in the small print of Keir Starmer's major announcement on UK's future

Keir Starmer today unveiled a 155-page report with 40 proposals on the future of Britain, written by ex-PM Gordon Brown. We look at the biggest things Labour could be promising that affect your life

Daily Mirror · Dec 5, 2022

Keir Starmer and Gordon Brown reveal big plans for Britain

Manchester should be 'the modern home of advanced machinery'

Manchester Evening News · Dec 5, 2022

Labour unveils ethics reforms to undo ‘Conservative sleaze’

A new integrity and ethics commission is one of several proposals aimed to improve standards in politics.

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2022

Current House of Lords set-up ‘indefensible’, Gordon Brown insists

The former prime minister spoke out as Labour prepares to publish a report looking at how to reform the UK.

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2022

Michelle Mone accused of trying to ‘bully’ ministers over PPE contracts

Whitehall sources reportedly say ‘rude’ peer lobbied Michael Gove and Lord Agnew to secure business for PPE Medpro

The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2022

MPs want ex-ministers to face legal action if they break ‘revolving door’ rules

The terms governing ministers’ employment prospects on leaving their Whitehall roles should be expanded, a parliamentary committee said.

The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2022

Leaked video shows Nicola Sturgeon's civil servant joke about 'breaking up' UK

Ken Thomson's remarks, obtained by the Record, have been criticised by opposition parties

Daily Record · Nov 30, 2022