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”
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – February 7
07 Feb 2022 Politics & Constitution
Latest civil service & public affairs moves – February 7
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Prime minister hires new aides after quadruple resignation
07 Feb 2022 Politics & Constitution
Prime minister hires new aides after quadruple resignation
Boris Johnson has appointed a new chief of staff and director of communications
Gisela Stuart eyes recruitment shake-up as first civil service commissioner
04 Feb 2022 Politics & Constitution
Gisela Stuart eyes recruitment shake-up as first civil service commissioner
Former MP and Vote Leave chair sets out stall as ministers’ preferred choice to lead Civil Service Commission
Ministers ‘must protect civil service impartiality’ in NI Protocol dispute
03 Feb 2022 Politics & Constitution
Ministers ‘must protect civil service impartiality’ in NI Protocol dispute
Union says Northern Ireland Civil Service officials are at risk of “inevitable accusations of politicisation” in row over Irish Sea border checks
Partygate: Ex-cab sec says Boris Johnson is demeaning the office of prime minister
01 Feb 2022 Politics & Constitution
Partygate: Ex-cab sec says Boris Johnson is demeaning the office of prime minister
Andrew Turnbull blasts series of “dog ate my homework” excuses over Downing Street lockdown get-togethers
Johnson to set up new prime minister's department in response to Gray report
31 Jan 2022 Politics & Constitution
Johnson to set up new prime minister's department in response to Gray report
New department will be led by a perm sec and will tackle “fragmented” leadership structures, PM pledges