Queen’s Speech: Government pledges to ‘grow and strengthen economy’ amid cost-of-living crisis
10 May 2022 Politics & Constitution
Queen’s Speech: Government pledges to ‘grow and strengthen economy’ amid cost-of-living crisis
Speech includes no new measures despite saying ministers understand "how the rising cost of living is making life harder for people"
MPs renew call for answers on Office of the Prime Minister plans
29 Apr 2022 Politics & Constitution
MPs renew call for answers on Office of the Prime Minister plans
Cabinet Office perm sec is asked again for details, more than two months after original queries
Sunak cleared of ministerial code breach over tax affairs
28 Apr 2022 Politics & Constitution
Sunak cleared of ministerial code breach over tax affairs
Lord Geidt investigation clears chancellor as questions arise over Sajid Javid's past tax affairs
PM to face probe over Partygate after 'humiliating' government U-turn
22 Apr 2022 Politics & Constitution
PM to face probe over Partygate after 'humiliating' government U-turn
Inquiry will ask whether Johnson knowingly misled parliament after he claimed Covid rules were followed in No.10 at "all times"
Home Office unveils plans to give asylum seekers one-way tickets to Rwanda
14 Apr 2022 Politics & Constitution
Home Office unveils plans to give asylum seekers one-way tickets to Rwanda
Priti Patel dubs £120m deal with African nation a “world leading migration partnership”
Grenfell Inquiry: ministers blasted for blaming ‘civil servant incompetence’
14 Apr 2022 Politics & Constitution
Grenfell Inquiry: ministers blasted for blaming ‘civil servant incompetence’
Politicians in denial about impact of ongoing deregulatory drive, union says
Johnson and Rishi Sunak apologise after Partygate fines but resist calls to resign
13 Apr 2022 Politics & Constitution
Johnson and Rishi Sunak apologise after Partygate fines but resist calls to resign
PM insists it "did not occur" to him that attending gathering was a breach of Covid rules
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak to receive Met Police fines over Partygate scandal
12 Apr 2022 Politics & Constitution
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak to receive Met Police fines over Partygate scandal
No.10 confirms Met Police’s intention to issue the PM and chancellor with fixed penalty notices
PM sets out plans to treble nuclear power generation by 2050
08 Apr 2022 Politics & Constitution
PM sets out plans to treble nuclear power generation by 2050
British energy security strategy dubbed “missed opportunity” by select committee chair
McVey escapes sanction for breach of appointments rules
06 Apr 2022 Politics & Constitution
McVey escapes sanction for breach of appointments rules
Cabinet Office confirms former housing minister will face no action over failure to get clearance to join public-speaking agency
Shapps announces crackdown on ferry firms to combat ‘outrageous’ P&O sackings
31 Mar 2022 Politics & Constitution
Shapps announces crackdown on ferry firms to combat ‘outrageous’ P&O sackings
HMRC will target resources at companies’ minimum-wage compliance and Insolvency Service will explore Hebblethwaite ban
Progress with NICS cash-for-ash reforms dubbed ‘disappointing’
23 Mar 2022 Politics & Constitution
Progress with NICS cash-for-ash reforms dubbed ‘disappointing’
Fewer than half of scandal inquiry’s recommendations have been implemented in full, says audit chief
Civil servants accused of ‘paranoid risk aversion’ over Covid support schemes
15 Mar 2022 Politics & Constitution
Civil servants accused of ‘paranoid risk aversion’ over Covid support schemes
Ex-minister says entire board of British Business Bank should be sacked for Bounce Back Loan failings
Raab pledges support for ICC probe into Russian war crimes
15 Mar 2022 Politics & Constitution
Raab pledges support for ICC probe into Russian war crimes
UK will provide police and military analysis, specialist IT and legal expertise for evidence-gathering, says deputy prime minister
Scottish Government perm sec rapped for 'failure to engage' with MSPs
14 Mar 2022 Politics & Constitution
Scottish Government perm sec rapped for 'failure to engage' with MSPs
Convenor of Holyrood's Finance and Public Administration Committee criticises Leslie Evans's "discourtesy"
Inquiry launched into whether politicians should be law officers
18 Feb 2022 Politics & Constitution
Inquiry launched into whether politicians should be law officers
The House of Lords Constitution Committee will examine whether it is appropriate for ministers to hold roles such as attorney general and solicitor general
Scotland's chief medical officer apologises for retweeting 'political messaging'
15 Feb 2022 Politics & Constitution
Scotland's chief medical officer apologises for retweeting 'political messaging'
Gregor Smith was accused of breaking the civil service code
MPs demand answers on 'Office of the Prime Minister' plans
11 Feb 2022 Politics & Constitution
MPs demand answers on 'Office of the Prime Minister' plans
Alex Chisholm urged to clarify new department's "status and what its relationship with the Cabinet Office will be"
Treating civil service as hostile is 'foolish and wrong', ex-PM John Major warns ministers
11 Feb 2022 Politics & Constitution
Treating civil service as hostile is 'foolish and wrong', ex-PM John Major warns ministers
Former Conservative leader also says plans for an Office of the Prime Minister sound “a little like a gimmick”
HMRC looks ‘soft on fraud’ over billions of lost Covid support, MPs warn
11 Feb 2022 Politics & Constitution
HMRC looks ‘soft on fraud’ over billions of lost Covid support, MPs warn
Public Accounts Committee blasts lack of ambition as department expects to write off “at least £4bn” in furlough and SEISS payments
Barclay 'giving up large portion of Cabinet Office brief' to be No.10 chief of staff
09 Feb 2022 Politics & Constitution
Barclay 'giving up large portion of Cabinet Office brief' to be No.10 chief of staff
Stephen Barclay will remain Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster responsibilities after taking on new "all-consuming job"
Government isn’t ‘getting the best’ out of the civil service, Tory grandee says
09 Feb 2022 Politics & Constitution
Government isn’t ‘getting the best’ out of the civil service, Tory grandee says
Levelling-up agenda will require concerted action to mobilise departments, says former Wales secretary John Redwood
Reshuffle: Michael Ellis becomes Cabinet Office minister and Jacob Rees-Mogg takes on government efficiency
08 Feb 2022 Politics & Constitution
Reshuffle: Michael Ellis becomes Cabinet Office minister and Jacob Rees-Mogg takes on government efficiency
Moves follow Stephen Barclay’s appointment as No.10 chief of staff after raft of Downing Street resignations
MPs approve Gisela Stuart for civil service commissioner role despite ‘reservations’
07 Feb 2022 Politics & Constitution
MPs approve Gisela Stuart for civil service commissioner role despite ‘reservations’
PACAC members raised concerns about her suitability for the role and her “perceived impartiality”