The Latest Breaking News from Whitehall

Rachel Reeves may be unpopular, but she is quietly rebalancing UK plc

Policy U-turns could define her stint at No 11 despite many sure-footed advances on devolved spending to help kickstart growth

The Guardian - UK · Jun 7

London Tube strike: RMT tells other union members to use the Underground on walkout days

The RMT told PCS union members: ‘Please travel as you can and if you see a picket line then give us a wave’

Evening Standard · Jun 4

Chaos over Trump’s red box ‘like something out of The Thick Of It’ – Mandelson

Efforts in Whitehall to arrange a bespoke case sought after by the US president were branded ‘incompetence’ by Lord Mandelson.

Evening Standard · Jun 1

London on Edge as Rival Mass Protests Draw Over 80,000 Marchers Amid Huge Police Crackdown

London experienced a tense weekend as rival protests drew tens of thousands, prompting a massive police operation to prevent clashes amid heightened security concerns.

International Business Times UK · May 17

Thousands attend rally against antisemitism outside Downing Street

Conservative and Reform leaders cheered as they address crowd, while Labour’s Pat McFadden met with boos and shouts of ‘where is Starmer?’

The Guardian - UK · May 10

Reform UK’s ‘national fuel tax protest’ in Whitehall stalls as barely anyone turns up

The protest was a far cry from the tractors, lorries, and vans expected to swarm Westminster in protest at Rachel Reeves’ fuel duty tax increases

Evening Standard · Apr 27

London fuel tax protest LIVE: Demonstrators gather in Whitehall for Reform-organised 'national rally'

Reform’s deputy leader Richard Tice and London mayoral candidate Laila Cunningham join the Whitehall demo

Evening Standard · Apr 27

Shabana Mahmood does not rule out sending back refused Afghan asylum seekers

Home secretary indicates Whitehall talks about returns programme, a move that would shock humanitarian groups

The Guardian - UK · Apr 24

Two men made mistakes over Mandelson – only one has lost his job. That should haunt Starmer

As the bodies pile up and he continues to blame everyone but himself, respect for the prime minister is draining steadily away, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK · Apr 24

What Mandelson vetting row reveals about escalating tensions between ministers and civil servants

Keir Starmer’s decision to fire Foreign Office chief Olly Robbins has contributed to “one of the worst crises in relations” between ministers and civil servants in modern times. The words of former cabinet secretary Gus O'Donnell, writing after Robbins was sacked for declining to inform Starmer that Peter Mandelson failed…

The Conversation · Apr 23