The Latest Breaking News from Whitehall

Thérèse Coffey to drop smoking action plan, insiders say

Officials say health secretary will not publish plan, as campaigners warn ‘smoke-free’ UK is seven years behind target

The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2022

Truss ‘accepted campaign help’ from ex-minister despite harassment claims

Exclusive: Alleged behaviour ‘isn’t a one-off’ says one accuser

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2022

Revealed: Boris Johnson minister ‘sexually harassed’ civil servant in latest Tory sleaze scandal

Exclusive: Former PM aware of alleged harassment but no formal investigation launched, despite victim’s calls for official investigation

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2022

Truss axes national security council, sparking ‘talking-shop’ concerns

Labour says new merged foreign policy council could reduce Whitehall policy-makers’ focus on security

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2022

UK in recession and further interest rate hikes probable, Bank of England warns

Threadneedle Street makes clear on eve of tax-cutting mini-budget that plans risk triggering more rate rises

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2022

What is stamp duty, how much is it - and is it being cut this week?

New Prime Minister Liz Truss and Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng are reportedly planning to cut stamp duty as part of their mini-Budget this week - but what is stamp duty, who pays it and how much is it?

Daily Mirror · Sep 21, 2022

Forget ‘levelling up’ – Liz Truss isn’t even pretending to care about inequality

Under Boris Johnson, the agenda failed because of incoherence and incompetence. For our new PM, the problem’s ideological, says Guardian columnist John Harris

The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2022

Queen’s funeral will be biggest ever event for police, with 10,000 on duty

Hundreds of thousands of mourners are expected to line streets from London to Windsor and 500 foreign dignitaries will visit

The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2022

Liz Truss deflecting on 'rubbish' leadership with Treasury attack, ex-civil service boss says

LIZ Truss is attacking the Treasury to deflect from years of “rubbish” leadership on the UK economy, a former civil service chief has said.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 16, 2022

Liz Truss trying to distract from ‘rubbish’ leadership by picking on Treasury, says ex-civil service chief

Political decision making ‘very, very poor’ over past 12 years of Tory government, says Lord Turnbull

The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2022