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The Latest Breaking News from Cabinet Office

No 10 lockdown parties: police questions sent to head of civil service

Simon Case emerges as one of those sent questionnaire, as ministers play down prospect of PM being fined

The Guardian - UK

Private emails reveal Gove’s role in Tory-linked firm’s PPE deals

Exclusive: Tory peer Michelle Mone used private email addresses to contact Gove and another cabinet minister about PPE offer

The Guardian - UK

Government work often done on WhatsApp during Covid, says top official

Statement comes as it emerges that series of messages lost from Boris Johnson’s phone in April 2021

The Guardian - UK

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UK ministers accused of ‘government by WhatsApp’ in court

Two high court cases brought by transparency campaigners exploring whether use of self-destructing messages is unlawful

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson: None of PM’s phone messages before April 2021 can be searched, government admits

PM’s historic messages ‘no longer available’, court hears

The Independent UK

Government decisions made on WhatsApp deleted 'many' times, High Court hears

Campaign groups All the Citizens (ATC) and the Good Law Project (GLP) say ministers are breaking the law by deleting messages and using private accounts for Government business

Daily Mirror

'Don't treat us with disdain' - Blood scandal victims demand publication of compensation report

Victims of the contaminated blood scandal in the North East have demanded the Government publish a report now in its possession which should set out its approach to compensation for them.

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PCS union condemns ‘whitewash’ racism investigation into Cabinet Office as members vote to quit

According to the Cabinet Office’s own survey of staff in January, the department has the joint highest incidents of bullying and harassment in Whitehall.

The Independent UK

Covid-19 inquiry to meet people impacted by pandemic in towns and cities across the UK

It comes after the Cabinet Office published its draft terms of reference for the public inquiry

Evening Standard

Covid-19 Inquiry to visit towns and cities across the UK

It comes after the Cabinet Office published its draft terms of reference for the public inquiry.

The Independent UK

Government accused of Partygate 'cover up' for refusing to reveal cost of Sue Gray probe

Cabinet Office officials insisted it was not possible to reveal the amount spent on the probe because it was buried in existing budgets

Daily Mirror

'Be straight' on when Covid inquiry will begin, ministers told

No formal start date has yet been set

Wales Online

Tory Esther McVey rapped by second jobs watchdog for a second time

ACOBA told the Cabinet Office Esther McVey had broken the rules for a second time by signing up with a speaking agency.

Daily Mirror

Cabinet Office asked Met Police to confirm it won’t publish 300 partygate probe photos

More than 300 photos and 500 documents were passed to the Met by the Cabinet Office

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Government ‘expects’ Met Police not to publish 300 Partygate photos

Cabinet Office seeking clarity over publication of pictures

The Independent UK

Cabinet Office asks Met if 300 ‘partygate’ photos will be published

It is understood the department has sought clarification as police continue to examine 12 gatherings.

The Guardian - UK

Cabinet office seeks to clarify whether partygate photos sent to Met will be made public – as it happened

Cabinet office says release of photos could lead to identification of those involved in gatherings under investigation

The Guardian - UK

No 10 staff warned not to confer in replies to Met police’s parties inquiry

Exclusive: a ‘separate offence’ could be committed if officials discuss answers to questionnaire, according to Cabinet Office

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Wales Online

Names of anyone fined over Downing Street parties 'will not be made public'

The number will be revealed by police

The Independent UK

‘Police to reveal number of fines issued for partygate events but no names’

Scotland Yard is also expected to explain its reasoning for handing out any fixed penalty notices.

Chronicle Live

Jesmond infected blood campaigner's anger over being 'left out' of key compensation meeting documents

Carol Grayson, who has campaigned for justice for the victims of the NHS treatment scandal which killed her husband and brother-in-law, has raised concerns about being left out of recently-published Cabinet Office documents

The Guardian - UK

Johnson must act on Gray report’s whistleblower proposals, say Lib Dems

Ed Davey says PM should make it easier for No 10 officials to raise concerns about wrongdoing at work

The Independent UK

Timeline of parties being probed by police as PM is contacted by the Met

On Friday Boris Johnson received a questionnaire from police investigating allegations of lockdown-breaching parties in Downing Street.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Income gaps have widened among people aged 25-34 in Japan

Income gaps among people aged 25 to 34 have widened, as evidenced by the rise of the Gini coefficient for that age group, according to a Cabinet Office report on the Japanese economy for 2021-2022.

The Independent UK

Met Police reviewing decision not to investigate Downing Street Christmas quiz after photo emerges

Event could be added to tally of 12 Downing Street and Cabinet Office events under criminal investigation

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