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Millions of public sector workers to get inflation-busting pay rises, confirms Rachel Reeves

Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden left open the prospect of a string of tax rises apart from on VAT, income tax and National Insurance

Evening Standard

McDonald’s sales fall for first time since 2020, as higher prices deter consumers – as it happened

Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as McDonald’s faces pressure to cut prices and lure back customers

The Guardian - UK

HS2 high speed rail link may end in London suburb rather than Euston, signals Chancellor Rachel Reeves

Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden says HS2 route will be re-examined

Evening Standard

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Sad last days of Harold Wilson revealed by Cabinet Office archives

Former politicians pay tribute after files show ‘Labour’s most successful leader’ was forced to consider selling legacy to pay for his dementia care

The Guardian - UK

Senior Labour figures admit stance on Gaza cost party seats

Wes Streeting says it is clear Middle East crisis was real issue for some voters after wins for several independents

The Guardian - UK

Senior Tories turn on Rishi Sunak over failure to get a grip on election betting scandal

Rishi Sunak has been urged to suspend all those under investigation for placing bets on the date of the election – amid claims that more top Tories will be implicated after party data chief becomes fourth to be accused

The Independent UK

Tory data chief takes leave of absence amid General Election betting claims

Nick Mason is understood to have taken time away from the Conservative Party.

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Students going home could put 35 Tory seats at risk in election, analysis says

Higher Education Policy Institute research suggests that holding ballot in summer break may be strategic error

The Guardian - UK

Labour dismisses no confidence vote in Welsh first minister Vaughan Gething as Tory ‘stunt’ – as it happened

Andrew RT Davies, Welsh Conservative leader, says vote reflects badly on Keir Starmer as Labour says vote is a stunt

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak grilled over Partygate by worker whose mother died in pandemic

The prime minister was asked ‘how anyone can trust you’ by a man who was unable to visit his mother in hospital before she passed away in 2020 while parties were happening in Downing Street

The Independent UK

Infected blood scandal: who will get compensation, and how much will they get?

People infected as well as close relations of victims or those caring for victims will be eligible

The Guardian - UK

Infected blood inquiry: First victims of scandal to receive compensation by end of year

Those affected by scandal will also receive further interim payments of £210,000 starting in the summer

Evening Standard

Infected blood victims to get interim payments of £210,000 within 90 days – as it happened

John Glen, Cabinet Office minister, tells Commons that those infected will be able to claim compensation as well as the estates of those who have died

The Guardian - UK

Extension of King Charles free portraits scheme upsets unions and mosques

Academics’ union calls offer a ‘descent into parody’ while mosques complain about C of E special treatment

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Trial will link senior civil servants’ pay to performance, says UK minister

Move intended to boost standards and attract recruits from private sector criticised as ‘tinkering’ by FDA union

The Guardian - UK

UK government dementia adviser resigns over prosecutions of carers

Johnny Timpson says he wants to ‘take a stand’ after revelations thousands of unpaid carers are being forced to pay huge fines

The Guardian - UK

UK small boats policymakers referred to ‘bloody migrants’, says civil servant

Former head of policy at illegal migration taskforce details ‘inhumane conversations’

The Guardian - UK

Former civil servant says ‘racism in Cabinet Office’ forced her to resign

Rowaa Ahmar’s claims were made in the court papers of a discrimination case against the Cabinet Office

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Evening Standard

Cabinet Office accused of 'systemic racism' by former civil servant

Rowaa Ahmar accused officials in Boris Johnson’s government of bullying and discrimination, in an employment tribunal claim which has now been dropped.

Evening Standard

'Get back to the office': Minister's rebuke to civil servants still working from home

Cabinet Office minister John Glen stressed working from home should be the ‘exception and not the rule’

The Guardian - UK

‘Potentially serious impropriety’: Labour questions Johnson’s Venezuela meeting

Former PM’s meeting with President Maduro, in capacity as hedge fund consultant, is under further scrutiny

The Guardian - UK

No 10 accused of blocking Nick Hardwick to be health ombudsman

Former Parole Board chair resigned in 2018 when the high court overturned a decision to release serial rapist John Worboys

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson’s ethics adviser rapped for himself breaking a parliamentary rule

Boris Johnson’s ethics adviser has been rapped for himself breaking a parliamentary rule.

The Guardian - UK

Tory MP Robert Halfon quits as minister and James Heappey confirms resignation, paving way for mini reshuffle – as it happened

Robert Halfon quits as skills, apprenticeships and higher education minister as James Heappey confirms decision to step down

The Guardian - UK

Ex-Post Office chair gives details of ‘stitch up’ which he says led to Badenoch making false claims about his sacking – as it happened

Letter from former Post Office chair Henry Staunton gives new details on conversations

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