Civil Service Muslim Network suspended over Israel-Gaza comments
18 Mar 2024 Politics & Constitution
Civil Service Muslim Network suspended over Israel-Gaza comments
Oliver Dowden orders suspension of network pending an investigation into comments by webinar convenors
Labour sets out plan for 1,000-strong asylum removals squad
18 Mar 2024 Politics & Constitution
Labour sets out plan for 1,000-strong asylum removals squad
'Returns and Enforcement Unit' would target the 40% fall in asylum removals since 2010, shadow home secretary says
Education secretary urged to retract comment about 'punching' Ofsted inspectors
18 Mar 2024 Politics & Constitution
Education secretary urged to retract comment about 'punching' Ofsted inspectors
Union says minister's comments "serve to further stoke division between inspectors and school leaders"
Departments 'face months of funding uncertainty', OBR chair says
13 Mar 2024 Politics & Constitution
Departments 'face months of funding uncertainty', OBR chair says
MPs are warned that lack of detail on spending beyond March 2025 will hamper leaders' abilty to plan
Perm secs get flak over action to combat fraud and corruption
12 Mar 2024 Politics & Constitution
Perm secs get flak over action to combat fraud and corruption
Public Accounts Committee chair questions commitments to transparency and flags "vagueness" on investment for recovery work
Sedwill says civil service needs a 'physical campus' for training
11 Mar 2024 Politics & Constitution
Sedwill says civil service needs a 'physical campus' for training
Former cabinet secretary also tells MPs officials need to be incentivised to stay in their jobs for longer
Starmer would create policy delivery unit and slimmed-down 'executive cabinet'
11 Mar 2024 Politics & Constitution
Starmer would create policy delivery unit and slimmed-down 'executive cabinet'
Executive cabinet would make 'most important strategic decisions' in a Labour government
IfG commission recommends new Department for the Civil Service
11 Mar 2024 Politics & Constitution
IfG commission recommends new Department for the Civil Service
Report also calls for a new first secretary of state to the lead the civil service department and a department for the PM and his cabinet
All the key announcements in Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget
06 Mar 2024 Politics & Constitution
All the key announcements in Jeremy Hunt's Spring Budget
Hunt announces tax cuts, child benefit reforms and extra levelling up cash
MPs voice value-for-money fears over ballooning government borrowing
05 Mar 2024 Politics & Constitution
MPs voice value-for-money fears over ballooning government borrowing
Public Accounts Committee also flags concerns over loss of institutional knowledge at Debt Management Office
Government's 'fiscal rules' aren't working and must be reformed, IfG warns
29 Feb 2024 Politics & Constitution
Government's 'fiscal rules' aren't working and must be reformed, IfG warns
Think tank's proposals would give departments a "minimum" of two years' worth of firm spending plans
Chisholm admits in-house Crown Consultancy project was 'too difficult'
28 Feb 2024 Politics & Constitution
Chisholm admits in-house Crown Consultancy project was 'too difficult'
But Cabinet Office perm sec insists new arrangements to cut consultancy spending are working