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 Independent UK · Mar 28, 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 The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 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 Wales Online · Mar 20, 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 Independent UK · Mar 15, 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 14, 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 7, 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’ The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 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 Daily Mirror · Mar 2, 2022
The Tories’ Whitehall farce has left Britain running on empty Jacob Rees-Mogg’s ideological war on the civil service makes no sense, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2022
Britain 'certain' Putin about to invade Ukraine and conflict will be 'horrendous' A Whitehall source claims Putin is set to invade Ukraine in a "horrendous" conflict as the Ministry of Defence released Russia's battle plan Daily Mirror · Feb 18, 2022
Boris Johnson jets to Munich for security speech as fears mount of Russia-Ukraine war The Prime Minister is due to fly to the Munich Security Conference as tensions grip Europe - with Whitehall figures now said to be convinced Vladimir Putin will order Kremlin forces to attack Daily Mirror · Feb 18, 2022
A crushing contempt for communities that stands in the way of local control Letters: Parties must work together to spread power far from Whitehall, says Stephen Hill The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2022
The evidence is all around us: life outside the single market is an utter disaster An island nation must trade with its nearest mainland, whatever our new Brexit opportunities minister claims, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2022
No10 ‘partygate’: Scotland Yard sending out more letters this week to people in Whitehall More individuals in Whitehall are being contacted this week by Scotland Yard officers probing the “partygate” scandal. Evening Standard · Feb 16, 2022
Liverpool Echo · Feb 14, 2022 Council commissioners' expenses branded a 'betrayal' of Liverpool Cllr Anna Rothery has blasted fees claimed by Whitehall approved officials
Dublin Live · Feb 11, 2022 Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch and Jonathan Dowdall lose in bid to move murder trial out of Special Criminal Court Hutch (58), who was extradited from Spain, and former Dublin City councillor Jonathan Dowdall (44), of Navan Road, Dublin, are both charged with the murder of David Byne (33) at the Whitehall, Dublin, hotel on February 5, 2016
The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2022 Prime Minister refuses to say if he will resign if fined for lockdown breaches Boris Johnson is expected to be among more than 50 individuals receiving police questionnaires over events in No 10 and Whitehall.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2022 Cressida Dick faces threat of public declaration of no confidence from London mayor Sadiq Khan tells Metropolitan police commissioner she must deliver convincing plan
Manchester Evening News · Feb 6, 2022 For Boris Johnson it is a slogan - for others, it is life and death: The puzzle of ‘levelling up’ For Boris Johnson it is a slogan. For post-industrial communities, it is life and death. Whitehall still hasn’t decided what it is, or if it cares
The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2022 Black civil servant handed six-figure payout amid warning of ‘systemic’ race issues in Whitehall Exclusive: Deputy cabinet secretary raised questions over Cabinet Office approach
The Conversation · Feb 4, 2022 Whitehall's centralised system can't deliver Boris Johnson's promises to 'level up' The government’s levelling up strategy to tackle regional inequality promises a “revolution in local democracy”. It seeks to do this largely through regional devolution – setting up more localised governments with their own mayors to give greater autonomy and power to the “left behind” regions.
The Conversation · Feb 3, 2022 Will extra mayors level up left-behind regions? What the evidence tells us Adding more mayors to English regions is central to the UK government’s “levelling up” plan. From day one, part of the vision has been to expand mayoral devolution – giving more powers to regional combined authorities, rather than just being ruled by Whitehall.
Wales Online · Feb 3, 2022 Mum says there is 'one rule for politicians and another rule for the public' as bailiff claims son's lockdown fine "Is Boris going to pay £1,600 for the string of parties held at Whitehall?"
Daily Mirror · Feb 3, 2022 Mum fuming over Boris Johnson's parties after paying son's £1,600 lockdown fine Amanda Martindale, from Stanley in County Durham, is "infuriated" about having paid the fine, given the recent revelations about the string of lockdown-flouting parties in Whitehall
The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2022 Unless Whitehall devolves its powers, ‘levelling up’ is doomed to fail So-called missions to improve people’s lot nationwide require local knowledge and local powers to be fulfilled, says Miatta Fahnbulleh, chief executive of the New Economics Foundation