MPs should not be expected to be 'saints', Standards Committee chair says
12 Dec 2024 Politics & Constitution
MPs should not be expected to be 'saints', Standards Committee chair says
Punishments for MPs breaking minor parliamentary rules to be less “severe”,
Meg Hillier elected Liaison Committee chair
11 Dec 2024 Politics & Constitution
Meg Hillier elected Liaison Committee chair
Former PAC chair, who currently leads the Treasury Committee, picked for "supercommitte"' role
Starmer asks civil service to be 'emboldened to upset the apple cart'
10 Dec 2024 Politics & Constitution
Starmer asks civil service to be 'emboldened to upset the apple cart'
Email to civil servants promises that ministers will provide the leadership officials need for delivery
Civil service being marginalised and over-politicised, former cab secs warn
29 Nov 2024 Politics & Constitution
Civil service being marginalised and over-politicised, former cab secs warn
Political staff in No.10 "have almost completely taken over", former top civil servants say
Cabinet Office seeks PPS for Starmer, weeks after Pandit 'appointment'
15 Nov 2024 Politics & Constitution
Cabinet Office seeks PPS for Starmer, weeks after Pandit 'appointment'
Recruitment campaign offers up to £149k a year for permanent successor to Elizabeth Perelman
Think tank calls for 'significant' hike in spad numbers – plus higher pay
13 Nov 2024 Politics & Constitution
Think tank calls for 'significant' hike in spad numbers – plus higher pay
Francis Maude's "extended ministerial offices" should also be revived, Reform report says
Ministerial code update stresses need for 'partnership working' with civil servants
07 Nov 2024 Politics & Constitution
Ministerial code update stresses need for 'partnership working' with civil servants
Boosted powers for PM's standards adviser and scrapping cap on spad numbers also feature in latest rejig
Starmer makes public accountability pledge on five missions
28 Oct 2024 Politics & Constitution
Starmer makes public accountability pledge on five missions
PM says he will publish "clear" five-year ambitions for the missions and publicly track progress against them
Employment rights bill will have net social benefit, DBT analysis finds
22 Oct 2024 Politics & Constitution
Employment rights bill will have net social benefit, DBT analysis finds
Document says impact of the bill on growth will be "small"
Office for Investment 'revamped' with new minister
15 Oct 2024 Politics & Constitution
Office for Investment 'revamped' with new minister
"Larger and better equipped" unit now straddles No.10, the Department of Business and Trade and the Treasury
Gray resigns as Starmer shakes up team
07 Oct 2024 Politics & Constitution
Gray resigns as Starmer shakes up team
Sue Gray says "intense commentary" around her position "risked becoming a distraction to the government’s vital work of change"
Unions hit back after Badenoch says 5-10% of civil servants 'should be in prison'
02 Oct 2024 Politics & Constitution
Unions hit back after Badenoch says 5-10% of civil servants 'should be in prison'
Conservative leadership hopeful cites leaks and "undermining ministers" as reasons