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Starmer’s options in funding a further defence spending rise would be limited

Competing domestic priorities, Treasury borrowing limits and already nervous lenders are among the many obstacles

The Guardian - UK

Reeves urged to reassure MPs over public finances amid £6bn-a-year Send costs

City analysts say financial market investors will be worried if cost is deducted from budget surplus

The Guardian - UK

Starmer ousts cabinet secretary in clear-out of top team after Mandelson scandal

Chris Wormald steps down ‘by mutual consent’ after a year in post with Antonia Romeo expected to succeed him

The Guardian - UK

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Who is Antonia Romeo and why is she tipped to be the next cabinet secretary?

With Chris Wormald forced out, Romeo is a frontrunner with a reputation for being forthright but also warm

The Guardian - UK

Lib Dem plans to axe the Treasury in London slammed as 'gimmick whose sums don't add up'

The proposal risks sparking worries for thousands of civil servants who work at the economic ministry in Whitehall

Evening Standard

Who could fill key No 10 vacancies – and win the battle for Starmer’s ear?

Everyone around PM agrees ‘chaos’ at No 10 has to be sorted, but there are competing factions trying to gain upper hand

The Guardian - UK

Palestine Action latest: Labour MPs hit out at Starmer’s ‘draconian’ ban after High Court rules it unlawful

The Metropolitan Police said it will no longer arrest protesters despite proscription remaining in place

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The 14 most explosive emails between Jeffrey Epstein and Peter Mandelson

The extraordinary revelations appear to lay bare the extent of the professional and personal relationship between the paedophile financier and the ex-Labour minister

The Independent UK

Safe Haven review – Kurds left on the sidelines of diplomat-driven drama

Chris Bowers, a former British diplomat in Iraqi Kurdistan, brings authenticity but not enough human drama to his play about the 1991 Kurdish uprising

The Guardian - UK

Starmer’s chief secretary reveals plans to bust ‘the sludge’ in Whitehall

Under-performing civil servants will be sacked and taskforces brought in to solve problems, says Darren Jones

The Guardian - UK

UK to create new ‘school of government’ to train senior civil servants

Establishment will give training in AI and other skills, more than a decade after David Cameron axed previous school

The Guardian - UK

Northern Powerhouse Rail plans welcomed but big questions remain

How upgrades will be funded and when they might be completed is still far from clear

The Guardian - UK

Labour revives Northern Powerhouse Rail project with pledge of £45bn funds

Plan will start with TransPennine upgrade with new line connecting Liverpool and Manchester in second phase

The Guardian - UK

Energy and health optimism help lift civil service morale under Labour

Foreign Office and MoD among only four departments with declining morale in annual Whitehall monitor report

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Here’s why Labour is struggling to deliver: the British state is immense, but pull the levers and nothing happens

At home, the machinery of government creaks badly – abroad, a leaden UK lags far behind dynamic competitors. A radical overhaul is needed, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott

The Guardian - UK

Porton Down shake-up harming critical national security science, whistleblower warns

Senior insider says ‘limbo’ at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory has hit morale and disrupted vital research

The Guardian - UK

Downing Street has only itself to blame for lack of grip on Whitehall, say experts

Ex-No 10 adviser Paul Ovenden says ‘political perma-class’ has distracted government, but critics argue ministers already have power to act

International Business Times UK

Keir Starmer's Ex-Aide Reveals Alaa Abd El-Fattah Was Whitehall 'Running Joke'—Here's Why

Former advisor Paul Ovenden criticizes UK government's focus on Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah, revealing internal skepticism and highlighting lobbying influence over foreign policy.

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International Business Times UK

Whitehall Officials Will 'Bug Phones' To Smash Nigel Farage, Dominic Cummings Claims

Dominic Cummings claims Whitehall officials plan 'dirty tricks' against Nigel Farage. Explore the establishment's fears and Reform's path to power in 2026.

The Independent UK

Blair’s advertising guru slams Starmer’s lack of plan to tackle rise of Farage’s Reform

Chris Powell said having no strategy against Reform UK was ‘potentially suicidal for our freedom and democracy’

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on hard times for Britain’s charities: struggling to do more with less

Editorial: Over the holiday period, the Guardian leader column is looking ahead at the themes of 2026. Today, the challenges facing the voluntary sector as it attempts to cope with an ongoing funding crisis

The Guardian - UK

Tommy Robinson says he found Jesus in prison. Churches disagree about how to respond

C of E faces dilemma as far right claims Christianity to push agenda that often clashes with gospel message

Evening Standard

Labour U-turns on farmer inheritance tax after tractor protests

Ministers on Tuesday announced watered down plans for an inheritance tax increase for farmers, raising the threshold to 100% relief from £1 million to £2.5 million

The Guardian - UK

Labour is procrastinating over policy as UK’s economy goes backwards

New business rates regime that is poised to hit pubs and hotels is latest example of hasty decision-making

The Guardian - UK

What will be the cost of Keir Starmer’s new medicines deal with Donald Trump? British lives

More than £3bn that could have been used for UK patients will go to big pharma for its branded products, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

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