The Latest Breaking News from Whitehall

Carrie Johnson dragged into Sue Gray's inquiry for 'inviting pals during lockdown'

Whitehall enforce Sue Gray is expected to publish her findings on Downing Street parties early this week. It is not yet known if she will publish the report in full or summarise findings

Daily Mirror · Jan 23, 2022

The major changes deemed necessary if the UK union is to survive

A House of Lords committee has published a report into devolution and it warns radical changes are needed

Wales Online · Jan 20, 2022

‘A city seething’: Fury as council boss Kate Josephs clings on to £190,000 a year job in Sheffield following party

Kate Josephs – boss of Sheffield City Council – hosted Whitehall drinks while residents said goodbye to loved ones on iPads. Now crisis threatens to engulf entire Labour-and-Green led authority

The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2022

Matt Hancock finds himself in cold water as he enjoys London’s Serpentine

Matt Hancock famously landed himself in hot water last summer when a clinch with his lover Gina Coladangelo was caught on camera in his Whitehall office and cost him his Cabinet career.

Evening Standard · Jan 18, 2022

Sue Gray: Who is the Whitehall veteran tasked with investigating ‘Partygate’?

Senior civil servant appears to hold Boris Johnson’s fate in her hands

The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2022

‘From prosecco Tuesdays to thank-you tipples, No 10 has a serious drink problem’

The party scandal engulfing Boris Johnson has exposed the culture of drinking in Whitehall, where alcohol is part of daily routine

The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2022

Thatcher and Major failures exposed as historic government documents released ... but Tories keep 13 files on Europe under wraps

In all, around 190 of the 490 files scheduled for release from the Prime Minister’s office have been retained by the government.

Daily Record · Dec 29, 2017