Partygate: Former Whitehall ethics chief 'fined over lockdown karaoke party' Helen MacNamara was named among the first people handed fixed penalty notices by police investigating Downing Street parties Daily Mirror · Apr 4, 2022
Woman in charge of Government ethics among first to get Partygate fine Helen MacNamara was director general of propriety and ethics in the Cabinet Office Wales Online · Apr 4, 2022
Former Whitehall ethics chief ‘fined over Cabinet Office leaving party’ Reports suggest fines also issued over party night before Prince Philip’s funeral The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2022
Ex-Government ethics chief reportedly fined over ‘partygate’ scandal Helen MacNamara, who used to be the deputy cabinet secretary, is said to be among the first group of people to receive a fixed-penalty notice. The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2022
Scientists must be free to communicate without politicians’ spin Whether it’s about Covid or badger culls, the science can be unclear. But the public must hear about it from the researchers not government press officers The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2022
First fines arrive for Whitehall party lockdown offences A number of £50 fixed penalty notices have reportedly begun arriving in the email inboxes of junior civil servants. The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2022
‘Facts not in dispute’ over whether fines mean laws were broken – No 10 Downing Street said the Prime Minister’s ‘position’ prevented him from commenting until the partygate investigation is over. The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2022
Second Cabinet minister says law was broken in partygate saga Anne-Marie Trevelyan said the Metropolitan Police’s decision to issue the fines meant criminality had been discovered. The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2022
Tory ministers at odds with Downing Street on whether law was broken after fines issued over partygate Dominic Raab and now International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan have both said the Metropolitan Police's decision to issue 20 fines linked to the covid parties meant lockdown laws were broken in Whitehall. Daily Record · Mar 31, 2022
Boris Johnson 'dodges question' as Newcastle MP asks if lying to Parliament should be a crime Boris Johnson insisted 'I think that it is very important you should be clear' with MPs, but didn't agree lying should be a crime Chronicle Live · Mar 30, 2022
Squirming Boris Johnson confronted over his party for MPs hours after Partygate fines Prime Minister Boris Johnson treated around 200 Tories to a slap-up meal at a plush hotel as families who lost loved ones to Covid protested outside Daily Mirror · Mar 30, 2022
No 10 refuses to say lockdown laws were broken despite partygate fines An initial 20 fixed penalty notices have been issued as a result of the Metropolitan Police investigation into Downing Street and Whitehall parties. The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2022
Boris Johnson insists he 'did not mislead' over Partygate as Tory MPs heckled in public Boris Johnson will endure Prime Minister’s Questions and a lengthy grilling at the Liaison Committee. Manchester Evening News · Mar 30, 2022
Brexit: EU launches legal challenge against UK over wind farm subsidies Not the time to be ‘fighting this out in court’, says Whitehall official The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2022
The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2022 Partygate fines could trigger review of security clearance for government officials Officials would normally be required to disclose a criminal offence in order to maintain their ‘vetted’ security status
The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2022 More than £3.4bn saved through cost-cutting across Whitehall The Chief Secretary to the Treasury said the savings in 2020-21 show the Government ‘can get better results from the money we spend’.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2022 Boris Johnson must resign if fined for breaching lockdown, says Labour Angela Rayner increases pressure on PM with Met expected to issue first fines imminently
The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2022 Metropolitan Police set to issue first fines over No 10 lockdown parties Up to 20 fines expected in first set of punishments over Covid rule-breaking in government
The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2022 No 10 lockdown parties: police questions sent to head of civil service Simon Case emerges as one of those sent questionnaire, as ministers play down prospect of PM being fined
Wales Online · Mar 20, 2022 UK Government ministers 'knew of P&O Ferries' plans to slash jobs' The Sunday Times newspaper said it received a leaked memo written by a Whitehall official
The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2022 PCS union condemns ‘whitewash’ racism investigation into Cabinet Office as members vote to quit According to the Cabinet Office’s own survey of staff in January, the department has the joint highest incidents of bullying and harassment in Whitehall.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2022 UK to expand Russia sanctions list as bill is fast-tracked Whitehall sources say list will soon be on a par with the EU after legal reforms, expected on Tuesday
The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2022 Ukraine: why is there dispute over the UK Home Office’s refugee plans? Whitehall’s response has been accused of being slow and ‘lacking humanity’ in the face of the biggest movement of people in Europe this century
The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2022 UK looking at ways to speed up sanctions against Russian oligarchs EU accuses UK of lagging behind as Whitehall source says it is ‘weeks behind where it should be’
Daily Mirror · Mar 2, 2022 Woman, 33, guilty of stalking ex-coworker lurking outside Whitehall skips court hearing Economist Ray Israel-Wilkinson, 33, declared her love for senior civil servant Alex Wilkinson after working with him at the Department for Culture, Media, and Sport