Starmer: Mandelson 'lied repeatedly to my team' about Epstein relationship
04 Feb Politics & Constitution
Starmer: Mandelson 'lied repeatedly to my team' about Epstein relationship
Met Police confirms it will investigate the former cabinet minister for misconduct in public office as Mandelson opts to resign from the House of Lords amid growing pressure over links to Jeffrey Epstein
Pension scheme backlog reaches 120,000 as minister eyes June recovery
04 Feb Politics & Constitution
Pension scheme backlog reaches 120,000 as minister eyes June recovery
Cabinet Office minister says government is working to restore most aspects of the Civil Service Pension Scheme to agreed service levels by June
Cab sec tasked with ‘urgent review’ of Mandelson’s dealings with Epstein
03 Feb Politics & Constitution
Cab sec tasked with ‘urgent review’ of Mandelson’s dealings with Epstein
PM asks Chris Wormald to look again at former business secretary and US ambassador’s conduct in office
DWP perm sec: ‘I want to pay my people as much as I can’
26 Jan Politics & Constitution
DWP perm sec: ‘I want to pay my people as much as I can’
Peter Schofield tells MPs special arrangements on pay would have cost jobs, as strike ballot continues at department
MPs call for Serious Fraud Office probe into DESNZ insulation schemes
23 Jan Politics & Constitution
MPs call for Serious Fraud Office probe into DESNZ insulation schemes
Public Accounts Committee says “unacceptable” failings by senior officials led to many faulty installations that could have been avoided
Darren Jones: Ministers and civil servants ‘will own risks together'
21 Jan Politics & Constitution
Darren Jones: Ministers and civil servants ‘will own risks together'
“Civil servants need to know that when we say, 'please take more risk', we are with you in taking that risk", Jones says
HMRC reinstates 17,000 frozen child benefit cases after checks error
20 Jan Politics & Constitution
HMRC reinstates 17,000 frozen child benefit cases after checks error
Perm sec also tells MPs that the cost of a major PAYE phishing scam has risen to £57m
HMRC perm sec says AI adoption won’t reduce staff numbers
15 Jan Politics & Constitution
HMRC perm sec says AI adoption won’t reduce staff numbers
John-Paul Marks tells MPs he expects artificial intelligence to “augment” officials’ work rather than lead to redundancy
Darren Jones pledges to ‘empower’ civil servants to fix problems
14 Jan Politics & Constitution
Darren Jones pledges to ‘empower’ civil servants to fix problems
Chief secretary to the prime minister says officials are keen to be “radical” in delivering change
Government ‘must comply’ with ministerial code or rewrite it – MPs
09 Jan Politics & Constitution
Government ‘must comply’ with ministerial code or rewrite it – MPs
New report on government’s handling of major policy announcements warns current situation is ”untenable”
Military chief sounds alarm over £28bn MoD ‘black hole’
09 Jan Politics & Constitution
Military chief sounds alarm over £28bn MoD ‘black hole’
Report says PM has been warned current plans to increase defence spending will not be enough
Starmer frustrated at gap between 'pulling levers' and delivery
16 Dec 2025 Politics & Constitution
Starmer frustrated at gap between 'pulling levers' and delivery
PM says regulations, consultations and arm’s-length bodies "mean the action from pulling the lever to delivery is longer than it ought to be"