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UNCOVERED: Kerslake - The Untold Story

Sadiq Khan confirms creation of London-owned housing developer if he wins re-election

The London-owned developer would ‘rise above some of the potential tensions’ that can exist between house-building companies and local councils

Evening Standard

Lib Dem proposes London-owned developer to help solve capital's housing crisis

Mayoral candidate Rob Blackie believes a ‘London Housing Company’ could help ‘fill in the gaps’ left by the private market

Evening Standard

Johnson ‘more than happy’ to hand material to Covid inquiry amid legal battle

The Cabinet Office on Thursday confirmed it was seeking a judicial review of inquiry chairwoman Baroness Hallett’s document request.

The Independent UK

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No 10 denies ‘cover-up’ as Covid inquiry struggles to get Boris Johnson messages

The Cabinet Office told the official investigation it does not possess the former prime minister’s WhatsApp messages or notebooks.

The Independent UK

Downing Street denies ‘cover up’ over Cabinet Office refusal to hand over Boris Johnson’s WhatsApps

Former civil service head backs demands for Cabinet Office to hand over former PM’s unredacted messages

The Independent UK

Sunak urged to condemn ‘invective against civil service’ unleashed by Raab

Lord Kerslake, the former head of the civil service, said narrative of ‘snowflake millennials’ was toxic to Whitehall

The Guardian - UK

Dominic Raab dismissed warnings about his behaviour, says ex-Foreign Office colleague – as it happened

Simon McDonald, ex-permanent secretary at the Foreign Office, says Raab’s anger at report does not invalidate its findings

The Guardian - UK

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Questions over whether Liz Truss can handle 'robust' advice after Treasury sacking

The government's decision to dismiss Sir Tom Scholar has been branded "pretty disgraceful" and "worrying" by former civil service chief Lord Kerslake

Daily Mirror

Sacking of Treasury official ‘retrograde and worrying’, says ex-Whitehall chief

Sir Tom Scholar’s dismissal marks a shift towards ministers seeking advice that aligns with their own views, Lord Kerslake said.

The Independent UK

Kwasi Kwarteng sacking Tom Scholar marks ‘shift away from impartial advice’

Exclusive: Former head of civil service says move is ‘disgraceful’ and will have a ‘chilling effect’

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson to hold press conference and meet with Queen amid Sue Gray report

Downing Street has now received Sue Gray’s report on the lockdown-busting parties in No 10 and Whitehall.

The National (Scotland)

With all eyes on Ukraine, the UK is quietly set to disenfranchise 2 million citizens

The elections bill is an anti-democratic rush job and does nothing to address the problem of donations from those living overseas, says former head of the civil service Bob Kerslake

The Guardian - UK

Downing Street has betrayed its civil servants

The No 10 party scandal has debased the values that civil servants hold dear. Integrity has to come from the top, says former head of the home civil service Bob Kerslake

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