UK health agency to cut 800 jobs and halt routine Covid testing Exclusive: ‘Alarming’ cuts by UK Health Security Agency could cost lives, public health experts warn The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2022
Civil service chief ‘warns Boris Johnson against forcing government workers back to office’ Prime minister backs Jacob Rees-Mogg despite criticism of minister’s ‘Dickensian’ tactics to repopulate Whitehall The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2022
Civil service head warns PM against forcing Whitehall workers back to office Exclusive: Simon Case and at least four permanent secretaries raise alarm over Johnson government’s tactics The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2022
UK government defends bonuses paid to staff of collapsed firm Bulb Energy company effectively nationalised as part of bailout that could cost taxpayers £2.2bn The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2022
Is the DVLA under threat?: What Jacob Rees-Mogg said about the Swansea agency and closing and merging quangos 'I am still constantly writing to DVLA on behalf of my constituents to get them driving licences and we know that the DVLA was simply not working properly with people working from home' Wales Online · Apr 25, 2022
Boris Johnson backs Mogg's 'Dickensian' empty desk notes and won't rule out SELLING offices Boris Johnson's spokesman backed the 'efficiency' minister's crackdown on WFH civil servants despite a Tory row - and didn't rule out offloading Whitehall offices that don’t fill up Daily Mirror · Apr 25, 2022
Johnson backs Rees-Mogg over ‘Dickensian’ Whitehall return-to-office push Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries criticised Jacob Rees-Mogg’s drive to get civil servants back to their desks but No 10 backed him. The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2022
Partygate scandal overshadows Boris Johnson’s bid to shore up Red Wall support Boris Johnson was hitting the local election campaign trail in the “Red Wall” on Monday as the Tories were seeking to make “pockets of progress” amid the controversy over partygate. Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2022
PM backs Rees-Mogg’s ‘Dickensian’ approach to working from home, says No 10 Cabinet split emerges after minister Nadine Dorries criticises notes being left on empty civil servant desks The Guardian - UK · Apr 25, 2022
Overwhelming majority of UK-based French expats back Macron Almost 93 per cent of French expats in the UK voted for Emmanuel Macron, voting data revealed on Monday, as they overwhelmingly rejected far right candidate Marine Le Pen in Sunday’s presidential election run-off. Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2022
Dorries hits out at Rees-Mogg’s ‘Dickensian’ war on officials working from home Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has reportedly questioned Jacob Rees-Mogg’s drive to get Whitehall staff back behind their desks. The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2022
Rees-Mogg says empty Whitehall offices are ‘cost to taxpayer’ The minister for government efficiency has reportedly been leaving notes in ‘deserted’ workspaces. The Independent UK · Apr 24, 2022
Rees-Mogg sparks angry division after leaving notes on absent civil servants' desks 'Sorry you were out when I visited. I look forward to seeing you in the office very soon' note condemned as 'nasty and patronising' Wales Online · Apr 24, 2022
Keir Starmer slams Met police for staying quiet on Partygate fines before election The Met say they will continue issuing fixed penalty notices for up to 12 No10 parties but not give updates for at least 13 days when voting in local elections is over Daily Mirror · Apr 23, 2022
Daily Mirror · Apr 23, 2022 Jacob Rees-Mogg defends leaving 'passive-aggressive' notes for civil servants The Tory minister for “government efficiency” and “Brexit opportunities” was visited Whitehall offices yesterday, and left leaflets for any civil servant who wasn’t physically sitting at their desk
The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2022 Rees-Mogg criticised for leaving ‘crass’ messages in empty Whitehall offices The minister has left notes for civil servants working from home telling them he is ‘looking forward’ to seeing them back in the office.
Daily Mirror · Apr 21, 2022 Boris Johnson to face official Partygate 'lying' probe - what happens next The Commons Privileges Committee will investigate the four times the Prime Minister is said to have lied by insisting all Covid rules were followed in No10 when asked about lockdown parties.
Wales Online · Apr 21, 2022 Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face Commons investigation into whether he misled Parliament MPs have voted to refer the Prime Minister to the Privileges Committee
Daily Mirror · Apr 21, 2022 Boris Johnson will be investigated for 'lying to Parliament' as MPs pass vote The Prime Minister will officially be investigated by the Commons Privileges Committee over allegations he misled Parliament at least four times over Partygate
The Guardian - UK · Apr 20, 2022 Sir Gordon Downey obituary Senior civil servant and parliamentary commissioner for standards who investigated the ‘cash for questions’ affair
Daily Mirror · Apr 20, 2022 Boris Johnson promises to give nuclear test veterans 'recognition they deserve' Boris Johnson looks set to overrule a secretive Whitehall committee and award a medal to the survivors of Britain’s Cold War testing programme. No Prime Minister has ever made such a pledge
Daily Mirror · Apr 20, 2022 How Boris Johnson 'lying' to Parliament investigation works - and why PM can block it MPs will vote tomorrow on whether the Privileges Committee should investigate Prime Minister Boris Johnson after he was fined by police over Partygate. Here’s how it works - and why he can block it
The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2022 Tories urged to back investigation into Johnson’s partygate ‘lies’ MPs will vote on Thursday to decide whether Boris Johnson should be investigated for misleading the House of Commons.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2022 Partygate: how would a parliamentary investigation work? MPs will vote on whether the privileges committee should look at PM’s alleged misleading of Commons
The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2022 Every misleading statement Boris Johnson has made to parliament since the general election Misleading the country: The prime minister has failed formally to correct at least 17 false statements since the 2019 general election