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  • Friday, 13 May, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    Head of UK civil service fears partygate fine, officials say

    Simon Case is reportedly exploring options in academia if he is forced to quit over Covid rule-breaking gatherings in Whitehall

  • Friday, 13 May, 2022
    Johnson sets out plans to cut up to 90,000 civil servants

    PM tells cabinet ministers to reduce departmental staffing levels in push to lower government spending

  • Tuesday, 29 March, 2022
    UK politics & policy
    Fresh calls for Johnson to quit as police confirm first ‘partygate’ fines

    UK prime minister under renewed pressure after Met concludes Whitehall officials breached their own Covid-19 rules

  • Friday, 25 March, 2022
    Head of UK civil service under investigation by police over ‘partygate’ scandal

    Simon Case’s involvement in Met inquiry puts his position under further scrutiny

  • Friday, 21 January, 2022
    Person in the News
    Sue Gray, the formidable official investigating a very British scandal

    As the prime minister faces insurrection in his party, Westminster is holding its breath for her conclusion

  • Tuesday, 11 January, 2022
    News in-depthUK politics & policy
    Whitehall inquisitor-in-chief Sue Gray prepares to give verdict on No 10 parties

    Senior civil servant’s findings could have big consequences for Boris Johnson

  • Saturday, 25 December, 2021
    UK government spending
    Sunak prepares to cut thousands of civil service jobs

    UK chancellor wants to reduce Whitehall headcount as part of efforts to cut government spending

  • Friday, 19 November, 2021
    Office of Communications
    Dacre rails at civil service as he pulls out of Ofcom running

    Ex-Daily Mail editor feared candidature would be even more contentious amid Tory ‘sleaze’ row

  • Wednesday, 14 July, 2021
    Lex Greensill
    Heywood’s widow fears Greensill inquiry will heap blame on late Whitehall chief

    Suzanne Heywood says review will point finger at her husband for bringing financier into government

  • Sunday, 11 July, 2021
    Whitehall reform
    UK government must ‘reform itself or fail’, commission reports

    Replace permanent secretaries with chief executives and a new prime minister’s department among proposals

  • Monday, 26 April, 2021
    Gus O'Donnell
    How we should reform the way politicians handle business

    Turning the civil service into a monastic order is not the solution

  • Friday, 12 March, 2021
    UK regional policy
    UK Cabinet Office to shift civil servants to Scotland

    Whitehall ministry to send at least 500 staff to secondary headquarters in Glasgow

  • Saturday, 12 December, 2020
    Brexit
    Brexit staff shortages cause alarm in London

    Civil service has 2,000 vacancies as widespread disruption looms if UK fails to agree EU trade deal

  • Thursday, 22 October, 2020
    UK civil service head ‘ever watchful’ of potential purge

    Simon Case admits concerns to MPs after recent departure of senior civil servants

  • Monday, 21 September, 2020
    Personal development
    Charities offer civil servants a fresh perspective

    Secondments bring proven benefits and often lead to longstanding collaboration

  • Friday, 4 September, 2020
    Camilla Cavendish
    An agile UK civil service needs more than ‘Star Trek’ screens

    Things will still blow up in the government’s whizzy new, data-rich command centre

  • Tuesday, 1 September, 2020
    New civil service chief will be central to Johnson’s reform agenda

    Simon Case’s appointment coincides with overhaul of the UK government machine

  • Monday, 31 August, 2020
    Profile: Simon Case, Britain’s new civil service head

    Successor to Mark Sedwill said he wanted to return to old job advising Prince William

  • Monday, 31 August, 2020
    No 10 official chosen to be head of UK civil service

    Simon Case seen as trusted member of inner circle who will push through reforms of how state is run

  • Wednesday, 26 August, 2020
    UK politics & policy
    UK civil servants wary of office return amid continuing outbreaks

    Home workers reluctant to answer Boris Johnson’s call to help city centres

  • Thursday, 20 August, 2020
    Whitehall reform
    Government launches review of Cabinet Office

    Tory peer asked to look into the effectiveness of key Whitehall department

  • Monday, 3 August, 2020
    UK foreign policy
    UK’s high commissioner in Delhi to lead expanded Foreign Office

    Philip Barton must oversee merger of two departments while maintaining diplomatic clout

  • Thursday, 2 July, 2020
    UK politics & policy
    Downing Street to cut back Whitehall communications unit

    UK government plans White House-style televised daily press briefings in shake-up

  • Monday, 29 June, 2020
    News in-depthUK Government
    Cummings and Gove join forces in battle against Whitehall ‘blob’

    PM’s adviser and cabinet minister target what they see as ineffectual, pro-EU officials to change how government works

  • Sunday, 28 June, 2020
    UK politics & policy
    Sedwill steps down as UK’s top civil servant

    Cabinet secretary to leave in September as part of controversial overhaul of Whitehall

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