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'Thatcherite language': Rachel Reeves slated for public spending crackdown

RACHEL Reeves has been accused of using “Thatcherite language” in her latest crackdown on public spending.

The National (Scotland)

Doctors, lawyers: we Tories have lost the professional classes to Labour. Here’s how to win them back

In the past 50 years, Britain has changed and so have the voters the party once relied on. To survive, the Conservatives must adapt, says Paul Goodman of Policy Exchange

The Guardian - UK

Rivalry, ambition and the threat from the Right: Can Kemi Badenoch resuscitate the Tories?

The new Conservative party leader is less than two months into the job, yet reviews are already mixed

Evening Standard

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Long-term Civil Service reform would detract from PM’s priorities, says minister

Francis Maude proposed a series of changes to Whitehall’s bureaucracy but the Government has ruled out ‘long-term’ reform.

The Independent UK

OPINION - Should Britain's almighty Treasury be broken up?

In the mid-1980s, Labour leader Neil Kinnock was considering splitting the Treasury in two, with one half focussed on its responsibility as a finance department and the other on economic growth. He asked his shadow chancellor, Roy Hattersley, which department he would like to lead in government. Hattersley replied: "Whichever…

Evening Standard

Take it from me: there is no civil service ‘activist’ plot – just Tory ministers who must learn to behave

There is unease about what happens next. We are not perfect, but politicians will do anything but address their own shortcomings, says a UK civil servant

The Guardian - UK

Civil service neutrality: is it time for a more politicised Whitehall?

The government is considering radical plans to “politicise” the civil service in the wake of the resignation of deputy prime minister and justice secretary Dominic Raab over allegations of bullying.

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Dominic Raab faces push to remove him as MP ahead of general election

Complaint about senior Tory filed with parliamentary commissioner for standards

The Independent UK

Tory plan to ‘politicise’ Whitehall after Raab, as Sunak accused of betrayal

Review to recommend ministers appoint their own officials – as Raab hits out at ‘activist’ civil servants

The Independent UK

Tory peer Lord Maude calls for more ‘robust culture’ in Whitehall

Lord Maude said that, without adjustments, there will be more cases like Dominic Raab’s in which ‘frustrations boil over’ .

The Independent UK

Tories consider controversial plan to politicise civil service after Raab scandal

No 10 adviser urges political appointments in a radical plan following crisis over bullying

The Guardian - UK

Tory former minister defends Sue Gray’s ‘integrity’ amid move to Labour

Civil servant who led Partygate inquiry has ‘brains, knowledge, judgment and strength of character’, says Francis Maude

The Guardian - UK

Ex-Tory minister praises Sue Gray’s ‘integrity’ amid Labour appointment row

Labour insisted all civil service rules will be followed after outcry from Conservative MPs about the civil servant’s new role

Evening Standard

Ex-Tory minister praises Sue Gray ‘integrity’ amid Labour appointment row

Labour insisted all civil service rules will be followed after outcry from Conservative MPs about the civil servant’s new role.

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Katie Price reveals newly transformed Mucky Mansion after intense makeover

The Mirror UK joined Katie and her children Harvey, 20, Princess, 15, Jett, 9, and Bunny, 8, for an exclusive shoot at the 19-room home in Horsham, which she bought from former cabinet office minister Francis Maude for £1.3 million in 2014

The National (Scotland)

Who is Robbie Gibb? The 'Tory agent' Emily Maitlis says influences BBC output

EMILY Maitlis, the former BBC anchor and newsnight host, has said there is an “active agent of the Conservative party” on the…

The Guardian - UK

My Jeremy was made scapegoat for Greensill affair, says Lady Heywood

Suzanne Heywood attacks ‘cynical attempt to shift blame’ for lobbying scandal on to her late husband, the former cabinet secretary

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