The Latest Breaking News from Whitehall

Palestine Action latest: Labour MPs hit out at Starmer’s ‘draconian’ ban after High Court rules it unlawful

The Metropolitan Police said it will no longer arrest protesters despite proscription remaining in place

The Independent UK · Feb 8

The 14 most explosive emails between Jeffrey Epstein and Peter Mandelson

The extraordinary revelations appear to lay bare the extent of the professional and personal relationship between the paedophile financier and the ex-Labour minister

The Independent UK · Feb 3

Safe Haven review – Kurds left on the sidelines of diplomat-driven drama

Chris Bowers, a former British diplomat in Iraqi Kurdistan, brings authenticity but not enough human drama to his play about the 1991 Kurdish uprising

The Guardian - UK · Jan 21

Energy and health optimism help lift civil service morale under Labour

Foreign Office and MoD among only four departments with declining morale in annual Whitehall monitor report

The Guardian - UK · Jan 12

Here’s why Labour is struggling to deliver: the British state is immense, but pull the levers and nothing happens

At home, the machinery of government creaks badly – abroad, a leaden UK lags far behind dynamic competitors. A radical overhaul is needed, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott

The Guardian - UK · Jan 8

Porton Down shake-up harming critical national security science, whistleblower warns

Senior insider says ‘limbo’ at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory has hit morale and disrupted vital research

The Guardian - UK · Jan 6

Downing Street has only itself to blame for lack of grip on Whitehall, say experts

Ex-No 10 adviser Paul Ovenden says ‘political perma-class’ has distracted government, but critics argue ministers already have power to act

The Guardian - UK · Jan 2

Keir Starmer's Ex-Aide Reveals Alaa Abd El-Fattah Was Whitehall 'Running Joke'—Here's Why

Former advisor Paul Ovenden criticizes UK government's focus on Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, revealing internal skepticism and highlighting lobbying influence over foreign policy.

International Business Times UK · Jan 2

Whitehall Officials Will 'Bug Phones' To Smash Nigel Farage, Dominic Cummings Claims

Dominic Cummings claims Whitehall officials plan 'dirty tricks' against Nigel Farage. Explore the establishment's fears and Reform's path to power in 2026.

International Business Times UK · Jan 2

Blair’s advertising guru slams Starmer’s lack of plan to tackle rise of Farage’s Reform

Chris Powell said having no strategy against Reform UK was ‘potentially suicidal for our freedom and democracy’

The Independent UK · Jan 2