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Cabinet Office pays 13 contractors over £1K a day, more than double any other department
03 Jul 2018 Commercial
Cabinet Office pays 13 contractors over £1K a day, more than double any other department

Latest figure puts central department at top of the government league table for paying contractors four-figure rates
DfT denies government has given bailout to Virgin rail franchise
09 Jan 2018 Economy
DfT denies government has given bailout to Virgin rail franchise

Transport department insists that franchise will continue to meet financial terms to 2020 and has paid more to Treasury than previous state-owned operator
Union claims Whitehall most affected by public sector pay cap on day of protest
31 Aug 2017 Brexit
Union claims Whitehall most affected by public sector pay cap on day of protest

Civil servants across the Home Office, MoJ and HMRC are today staging demonstrations over the continuation of the 1% cap on pay increases