Swinney creates new public sector reform secretary role
21 May Politics & Constitution
Swinney creates new public sector reform secretary role
Ivan McKee will be first ever cabinet-level minister for public sector reform
Darren Jones: All departments ‘will have a delivery team led by a top civil servant’
15 May Politics & Constitution
Darren Jones: All departments ‘will have a delivery team led by a top civil servant’
Plans to “build in-house capacity” across government also include parachuting in new experts to ministerial private offices
Starmer drafts in James Murray as health secretary
15 May Politics & Constitution
Starmer drafts in James Murray as health secretary
Former Treasury chief secretary’s promotion follows Wes Streeting’s resignation
Health secretary Wes Streeting resigns
14 May Politics & Constitution
Health secretary Wes Streeting resigns
Streeting criticises Starmer leadership "vacuum" instead of "vision", and "drift" instead of "direction"
Union boss: Starmer’s treatment of SCS on par with worst days of Boris Johnson era
14 May Politics & Constitution
Union boss: Starmer’s treatment of SCS on par with worst days of Boris Johnson era
Trust is in short supply after Wormald and Robbins removals, FDA general secretary warns in speech at annual conference
King’s Speech: Civil service pledge is ‘exciting’ opportunity to make government work better
14 May Politics & Constitution
King’s Speech: Civil service pledge is ‘exciting’ opportunity to make government work better
IFG welcomes plans to improve accountability and protect impartiality, but says "we cannot wait for years" to enact change and calls for "rapid white paper, followed by legislation"
King’s Speech: Government to strengthen civil service delivery, accountability and productivity
13 May Politics & Constitution
King’s Speech: Government to strengthen civil service delivery, accountability and productivity
Ministers to bring forward proposals to "safeguard" civil service's impartiality and core values
Harriet Harman to help 'drive culture shift' in civil service through new women-focused role
11 May Politics & Constitution
Harriet Harman to help 'drive culture shift' in civil service through new women-focused role
Keir Starmer names veteran parliamentarian and ex-PM Gordon Brown as advisers after local election losses
Starmer says he values civil servants ‘speaking truth to power’
07 May Politics & Constitution
Starmer says he values civil servants ‘speaking truth to power’
PM says his confidence in integrity and dedication of civil service “remains absolute” in message addressing recent "distressing" events
MPs back ex-perm sec Helen Ghosh as environment watchdog chair
30 Apr Politics & Constitution
MPs back ex-perm sec Helen Ghosh as environment watchdog chair
But committees urge the former Defra and Home Office boss to improve relations with farmers and environmentalists
Ex-FCDO perm sec: Pressure to appoint Mandelson ‘about time not substance’
28 Apr Politics & Constitution
Ex-FCDO perm sec: Pressure to appoint Mandelson ‘about time not substance’
Philip Barton tells MPs that sacking of Olly Robbins has left government with “challenges” in relations between civil servants and ministers
McSweeney: I should have asked officials to question Mandelson about Epstein
28 Apr Politics & Constitution
McSweeney: I should have asked officials to question Mandelson about Epstein
Former No.10 chief of staff says he saw no evidence of a 'dismissive' attitude to vetting during process to appoint Mandelson as US ambassador