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Rishi Sunak scraps target of shrinking Civil Service by a fifth

The Government previously planned to axe around 91,000 civil servants’ jobs but the new Prime Minister has criticised the “top-down targets” set under Boris Johnson

Wales Online

Rishi Sunak scraps Boris Johnson's proposal to axe 91,000 Civil Service jobs

The Prime Minister's spokesperson said there will still be job cuts in the Civil Service but there will be no "specific target" as outlined by Mr Johnson's Government

Daily Mirror

Treasury insider is the new top official in the department

James Bowler is appointed permanent secretary following the sacking last month of Sir Tom Scholar.

The Independent UK

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Former Civil Service head Lord Kerslake to chair BCP Council urban generation firm

The senior parliamentary figure will lead the board of FuturePlace, which has been created to deliver multi-billion development plans for homes and jobs creation in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP)

Birmingham Post

Government spent over £3billion on temporary agency staff to do civil service jobs

Ministers accused of wasting money and running down pay and conditions

The Independent UK

Queen's funeral to be largest event UK ever hosted: Sources

There are more than 100 civil servants working shifts on the central operational team handling events related to the Queen's death, with efforts headed up by the permanent secretary at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). Read more on Dynamite News

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Truss criticised over ‘improper’ sacking of top Treasury mandarin

Ex-cabinet secretary Lord Butler said the new PM risks compromising the independence of the Civil Service.

The Independent UK

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Senior Treasury official Sir Tom Scholar leaves post after six years

The experienced mandarin says the new Chancellor believes it is time for change at the helm of the department.

The Independent UK

NI Civil Service recruitment drive offers graduates £52,000 salary after four years

The new graduate management programme will give 30 graduates a place on an "accelerated leadership development path"

Belfast Live

Jacob Rees-Mogg to sell off offices as civil servants continue to work from home

Minister for government efficiency has previously criticised the Civil Service for continuing to work from home

The Independent UK

Ex-Irish League goalkeeper Philip Matthews comes out of retirement to answer Civil Service SOS

Former Distillery shot stopper is set to don the gloves again at the grand 'old' age of 48

Belfast Live

SNP MP demands probe into Rishi Sunak's boast of taking money from deprived areas

AN SNP MP has written to the head of the Civil Service calling for an investigation into Rishi Sunak’s revelation that he diverted money from…

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak pledges to axe civil service jobs in shake up of ‘bloated’ post covid state

Tory leadership challenger warns senior civil servants they will be required to work outside London as he tries to re-ignite his campaign

Evening Standard

Sunak commits to Civil Service cuts as part of plan for Whitehall ‘shake-up’

The former chancellor said the ‘bloated post-Covid state is in need of a shake-up’.

The Independent UK

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Truss says she wants to extend Rwanda policy after she wins Javid’s backing – as it happened

Foreign secretary tells hustings event that she wants to extend policy ‘to more countries’

Manchester Evening News

Liz Truss abandons £8.8bn policy to reduce public sector pay following backlash

The Truss campaign has been warned that the plans would leave nurses, police officers and teachers poorer

The Independent UK

Liz Truss abandons £8.8bn policy to slash public sector pay amid backlash

Senior Tory figures had said the policy would would ‘level down’ the nation by cutting teachers’ and nurses’ pay.

The Independent UK

Liz Truss plan to cut public sector pay would ‘level down’ nation – Tory critics

Conservative Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen said he was ‘actually speechless’ at the £8.8 billion proposal.

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The Independent UK

Tory policy battle: What have Truss and Sunak pledged for the country?

Over the next few weeks it will be up to Conservative members to decide which of the two final candidates will take on the top job in No 10.

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss criticised for claiming public sector pay pledge was misrepresented – as it happened

Former Tory chief whip tells leadership candidate to ‘stop blaming journalists’ after spokesperson said there had been ‘wilful misrepresentation of campaign’

Evening Standard

Conservative leadership race: Jacob Rees-Mogg accuses Rishi Sunak of ‘fantasy’ economics

New poll shows gap between Tory leadership candidates has narrowed

Daily Mirror

Liz Truss vows to slash pay of nurses and teachers outside London in 'levelling down' plan

Critics said Liz Truss' promise would result in a 'war on Workington' rather than Whitehall and marked the death of Boris Johnson's levelling up agenda

Chronicle Live

Liz Truss U-turns on plan to pay less in areas like the North East

The Tory leadership hopeful had outlined plans for regional pay boards that would pay less in some areas but later said policy had been

The Independent UK

Mordaunt makes return to Tory leadership contest to back ‘hope’ candidate Truss

Her endorsement came on stage at the latest hustings event as postal ballots began dropping on Conservative doormats.

The Independent UK

Truss promises to cut costs and end ‘stale groupthink’ in Whitehall

Tory leadership hopeful Liz Truss wants to save £11 billion a year with her plans.

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