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Sir John Major warns against ‘excessive zeal’ to be tough on crime

The former Tory PM called for a stronger focus on rehabilitation.

The Independent UK

Too many offenders are being jailed, former Tory PM Sir John Major says

The ex-Tory leader argued that ‘pointless’ short-term prison sentences are being imposed where non-custodial measures would be more effective.

The Independent UK

Tory plan to scrap Human Rights Act 'won’t be coming back' after Dominic Raab exit

DOMINIC Raab’s controversial plans to scrap the Human Rights Act are dead in the water after he left government in ignominy, according to reports…

The National (Scotland)

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Tory chairman mocked as party collapses in places he visited on campaign trail

Analysis of results in last week's local elections reveal the Lib Dems gained 208 council seats in the Blue Wall areas where Greg Hands visited - prompting sarcastic claims he has the 'Midas touch'

Daily Mirror

Senior Tories ‘looking nervously over their shoulders’ after heavy local election losses

Labour leader Keir Starmer claimed the results mean Labour is on course for a majority government at the next general election

The Independent UK

Local elections: Twelve London commuter belt towns to watch as results come in

Three senior Tories will be closely watching their local council election results in London’s commuter belt for any swing against their party.

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak predicts ‘hard night’ for the Tories as council voters go to polls

Labour leader, Keir Starmer, said the town hall polls were “an important step towards a Labour government that can change Britain for the better”

Evening Standard

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The Guardian view on the civil service: besieged by ideology

Editorial: Tensions between ministers and mandarins are the product of impossible policy demands derived from unrealistic dogmas

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak grilled on whether Tories have 'had it' and need 'period out of power'

The Prime Minister was also grilled on the staggering amounts of Covid fraud on BBC Radio 2's Jeremy Vine show... as he launches the Government's own fraud strategy

Daily Mirror

Sunak defends praise for Raab ‘record’ in wake of resignation

The Independent UK

Roman Protasevich: Belarusian journalist hauled off Ryanair flight jailed for 8 years

Roman Pratasevich tood trial on charges of organising unrest and plotting to seize power.

Evening Standard

Newcastle Labour councillor makes bullying allegations and hits out at 'underhand forces' in party

John-Paul Stephenson has spoken out against what he calls "thug" behaviour in his party, as his term as a councillor in the city's Heaton ward draws to an end

Chronicle Live

I coined ‘the Blob’ years before Michael Gove used the term

Letter: Mark Edwards wonders if the former education secretary picked up the term from one of his Times Educational Supplement articles in the early 2000s

The Guardian - UK

Take it from me: there is no civil service ‘activist’ plot – just Tory ministers who must learn to behave

There is unease about what happens next. We are not perfect, but politicians will do anything but address their own shortcomings, says a UK civil servant

The Guardian - UK

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Daily Mirror

Liz Truss 'hit by £12,000 bill' for Chevening 'parties' including 'lost' bathrobes

The Cabinet Office 'objected to the idea that the taxpayer should foot the bill for what were basically a series of summer parties' held by Liz Truss at Chevening as she prepared for her disastrous stint in No10

The Guardian - UK

Bullying victims don’t need more resilience, it’s time for their own #MeToo moment

Sexual harassment is another workplace abuse that once seen as trivial, but not any more

The Guardian - UK

Tory ‘ideological war’ on civil servants sees morale plumb new depths

With dwindling real-terms pay still a sore point, Whitehall staff feel the Raab bullying case has only unleashed more hostility

The Conversation

When employers reward 'ideal' workers, gender equality suffers

UK deputy prime minister Dominic Raab recently resigned following the publication of a report into workplace complaints about his conduct, including bullying allegations. But this element of his behaviour wasn’t the only concerning workplace problem highlighted by the report.

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The Week

Quiz of The Week: 22 - 28 April

Dominic Raab’s resignation left the Conservative Party on the political back foot as last week drew to a close, but not for long.

The Independent UK

Tory grandees defend civil service ‘doing their job’ after Raab accusations

Former Tory Cabinet ministers Lord Young of Cookham and Lord Fowler praised the ‘loyal’ civil service.

The Independent UK

Sunak ‘not aware of any informal concerns about Steve Barclay’s conduct’

The Health Secretary has become the latest member of the Prime Minister’s Cabinet to face bullying allegations.

The Guardian - UK

Colleagues of Steve Barclay defend health secretary over bullying claims

Foreign secretary, James Cleverly, says reports that there have been no complaints are accurate

The Week

Was Dominic Raab really stitched up?

Dominic Raab resigned as deputy prime minister and justice secretary last week after an independent inquiry concluded that his treatment of civil servants had, in some cases, amounted to bullying.

The Independent UK

Barclay ‘absolutely not’ a bully, Cabinet colleague Cleverly says

Civil servants have ‘raised concerns’ about Health Secretary Steve Barclay’s alleged behaviour towards them, according to the Guardian.

Daily Mirror

Health Secretary Steve Barclay accused of 'bullying' by staff, sources say

Critics accused the Government of not having 'a shred of integrity yet' after ex-Deputy PM Dominic Raab resigned on Friday after bullying claims were upheld against him

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