Sue Gray broke the civil service code over Labour job offer The Partygate investigator was recommended to take a six-month cooling-off period from the day she quit the civil service Manchester Evening News · Jul 3, 2023
Sue Gray breached civil service code by talking to Starmer, rules government Finding of ‘prima facie’ violation dismissed by Labour as ‘Mickey Mouse nonsense’ The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2023
Whitehall probe finds Sue Gray broke civil service rules with Labour job talks Cabinet Office minister Jeremy Quin said the inquiry concluded that the ‘civil service code was prima facie broken’ by the partygate investigator. The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2023
Sue Gray ‘breached civil service code’ over Keir Starmer job, inquiry finds Civil inquiry finds official’s talks over role without telling bosses is ‘prima facie’ breach of code The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2023
Rishi Sunak urged to heed criticism on climate after Zac Goldsmith quits Tory peer claims PM uninterested in environment but No 10 suggests exit had alternative motive The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2023
Sue Gray given six-month wait for Keir Starmer chief of staff job PARTYGATE investigator Sue Gray can start as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff in September after serving a six-month wait from when she left as a… The National (Scotland) · Jun 30, 2023
Sue Gray can start work as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff in September, says watchdog Ex-civil servant and Partygate investigator Sue Gray can start as Sir Keir Starmer's chief of staff in September after serving a six-month wait, Whitehall's appointments watchdog has ruled. Evening Standard · Jun 30, 2023
Partygate investigator Sue Gray cleared to become Sir Keir Starmer’s chief of staff But the government is set to accuse Sue Gray of breaking civil service rules The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2023
Partygate sleuth Sue Gray can join Starmer’s office after six-month wait The ruling by the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments means she will start working with the Labour leader in September. The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2023
Zac Goldsmith resigns accusing Sunak of being ‘uninterested’ in environment Outgoing minister attacks PM but No 10 claims he quit after being asked to apologise over privileges committee criticism The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2023
Zac Goldmith's resignation letter IN FULL as he rips into 'uninterested' Rishi Sunak The Tory peer said the Prime Minister's 'apathy' towards environmental and animal welfare issues meant his role as a government minister has become 'untenable' in a blistering letter Daily Mirror · Jun 30, 2023
Watchdog rejects Johnson’s suggestion Sue Gray’s Labour job meant she was not impartial investigating Partygate – as it happened Advisory committee on business appointments says it has seen ‘no evidence’ that Gray’s decision-making was affected despite ex-PM’s claim The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2023
OPINION - Plot thickens on Wagner mercenaries mutiny and the missing general Analysis: Washington and Whitehall knew two days ahead of the march into Rostov as war enters yet another critical phase Evening Standard · Jun 29, 2023
Troubled Thames Water brings in veteran City ‘fixer’ as chair Sir Adrian Montague is regarded as having a rare insight into the workings of Whitehall Evening Standard · Jun 29, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2023 UK business minister says Thames Water must survive; Bank of England governor understands criticism over rate hike – as it happened Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as government begins drawing up contingency plans for the collapse of Thames Water
The Guardian - UK · Jun 27, 2023 Rishi Sunak accused of concealment culture after record number of FoI blocks Lowest ever percentage of freedom of information requests were fully granted in first three months of current government
Birmingham Post · Jun 22, 2023 South West vineyards perform well in The WineGB Awards 2023 Cornwall, Devon and Hampshire, gained 19 medals each, closely followed by Wiltshire (14 medals) Dorset (13 medals)
The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2023 MPs demand to ‘cut through Whitehall bureaucracy’ and get jailed British-Russian dissident home Vladimir Kara-Murza, who holds a British passport, has been jailed for 25 years by a Moscow court for opposing the invasion of Ukraine
The National (Scotland) · Jun 21, 2023 Labour 'only have 10 MPs capable of being ministers', top party insider says LABOUR have been mocked after a member of Keir Starmer’s shadow cabinet said that the party only has around 10 MPs capable of being government…
The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2023 New guidance needed to stop ministers putting friends on Whitehall boards MPs call for shakeup to stop ‘super-spads’ being made non-executive directors in government departments
The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2023 UK government debt rises above 100% of GDP for first time since 1961 In blow to Rishi Sunak’s plans to cut taxes before general election, net debt reached £2.6tn at of end of May
The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2023 Ex-civil service staff chief says No 10 leaders ‘set tone’ for lockdown parties Rupert McNeil described conduct in Downing Street during the pandemic as ‘extremely disappointing’ and discussed perceptions of the civil service.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2023 Home Office diversity training on rise despite Braverman scepticism Exclusive: Numbers taking courses have risen under Suella Braverman, who previously said they were a waste
The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2023 ‘It could be taken down by an enthusiastic child’: Whitehall wide open to cyber-attack, warn campaigners TaxPayers’ Alliance says HMRC, health department and atomic energy authority all use old servers that make them vulnerable
The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2023 Honours row grows after claim Charlotte Owen ‘worked as maternity cover’ The youngest life peer in UK history at the age of 29, the former assistant to Boris Johnson was covering maternity leave in his office