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UK facing Christmas travel chaos as civil servants in three departments to strike

Stoppages will affect passport and border checks, driving tests and farm payments throughout Christmas

The Guardian - UK

Sunak urges officials with concerns about Raab to come forward

PM says he is not aware of any formal complaints about deputy but refuses to say if he has been told of informal bullying claims

The Guardian - UK

Several ministers in Rishi Sunak’s government have bullied civil servants, Whitehall union chief says

Claim comes amid allegations levelled against deputy PM Dominic Raab

The Independent UK

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The real ‘black hole’ in the UK’s finances is HS2 – let’s kill off this monstrosity for good

Successive prime ministers have lacked the courage to end this vanity project. Is Rishi Sunak any different, asks Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

‘We didn’t get a single pound’: anger in Barnsley at broken Tory promises

Successful bids for levelling up money will be revealed alongside the autumn statement on Thursday, but scepticism about the policy is high in the northern town

The Guardian - UK

Worried Liverpool prepares for life under the 'direct rule' of government

Expanded Whitehall intervention could have huge ramifications as the battered and bruised council prepares for major cuts to come

Liverpool Echo

Dominic Raab facing more bullying claims from time as Brexit secretary

‘Serious expression of concern’ about deputy PM’s behaviour was sent to cabinet office in 2018

The Guardian - UK

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Prime Minister’s judgment questioned amid concerns over Dominic Raab’s behaviour

RISHI Sunak is facing further questions over his judgment as allegations emerged that his deputy Dominic Raab behaved aggressively towards staff…

The National (Scotland)

Sunak’s judgment under scrutiny as claims arise over Raab’s behaviour

Rishi Sunak is facing further questions over his judgment as allegations emerged that his deputy Dominic Raab behaved aggressively towards staff during his previous stint as Justice Secretary.

Evening Standard

Dominic Raab accused of hurling tomatoes across room in fit of rage amid bullying claims

The accusations pile more pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak whose judgment has been questioned

Wales Online

MoJ staff offered ‘route out’ amid concerns over Dominic Raab behaviour

Exclusive: Some civil servants may have still been traumatised by his previous stint there, sources say

The Guardian - UK

UK civil servants in Whitehall and frontline services vote to strike

Services from passports to pensions could be affected as 100,000 PCS union members to join nurses in wave of stoppages

The Guardian - UK

Sister of Alaa Abd el-Fattah accused in Egypt of ‘spreading false news’

Complaint, which prosecutor has yet to accept, raises risk of Sanaa Seif’s detention during Cop27

The Guardian - UK

Government has power to 'amend' Liverpool Council budget and fire staff

Michael Gove has announced a major expansion of the power the government has

Liverpool Echo

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The Guardian - UK

Senior civil servant claims Gavin Williamson told them to ‘slit your throat’

Exclusive: MoD official says minister subjected them to campaign of bullying when he was defence secretary

Evening Standard

Watch: National flagship plans terminated by Defence Secretary

A £250 million scheme to create a successor to the Royal Yacht Britannia has been scrapped as part of a squeeze on government spending. The national flagship plan was sunk by Rishi Sunak’s administration as Whitehall braced for cuts in the November 17 autumn statement by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt. The…

Evening Standard

Sunk: Boris Johnson’s £250million ‘national flagship’ plan scrapped in cost cutting drive

Plan to create Royal Yacht Britannia successor sunk by Rishi Sunak’s administration as Whitehall braces for autumn statement cuts

Daily Mirror

Secretive medal committee which denies honours to veterans will be reviewed, vows Labour

Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey promises to "look again" at the system for honouring service personnel after a series of scandals

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Rees-Mogg’s plans to axe all EU laws will cripple Whitehall, says leading Brexiter

MP Theresa Villiers says proposal to axe thousands of laws is unworkable and unnecessary

Daily Mirror

Health chiefs 'running emergency drills' in case bird flu spreads among humans

The bird flu virus that is causing havoc for poultry farming could spread to humans and Whitehall officials have reportedly said that emergency drills are being practiced in case it should happen

The Guardian - UK

MPs criticise Whitehall free-for-all on reporting emissions

Committee says vague guidance and lack of follow-up make it hard for public to hold government to account

The Guardian - UK

More austerity, more division, more decline: Sunak is merely a sequel in a tired Tory franchise

The new prime minister’s main redeeming quality is that he is not his predecessors. What a sorry waste of 12 years in power

Wales Online

Government is failing to lead on cutting carbon emissions, say MPs

The Commons Public Accounts Committee said fragmented and vague guidance has led to low compliance in Whitehall with net zero target

The Guardian - UK

Government tests energy blackout emergency plans as supply fears grow

Exclusive: Whitehall officials have ‘war gamed’ Programme Yarrow, a blueprint for coping with outages for up to a week

Daily Mirror

'Under the Tories the rich get richer and the poor get poorer - let's vote for change'

Mirror reader Eric Roberts is furious that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak won't say where the inevitable spending cuts will fall, as well as postponing the much-anticipated Autumn Statement. Is it time for an overhaul at Whitehall - what do YOU think?

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