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Government seeks Whitehall ‘startup’ culture with tech worker secondments

Pat McFadden to urge departments to adopt ‘test-and-learn’ approach as part of £100m scheme for public sector reform

The Guardian - UK

State should adopt ‘test and learn’ approach from start-ups – Pat McFadden

Senior Cabinet minister Pat McFadden will announce plans to ‘test and learn’ new ideas within Government borrowed from the world of big tech.

The Independent UK

Swinney raises union’s plan to save Grangemouth with Starmer

Owner Petroineos currently intends to close the oil refinery in 2025.

Evening Standard

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Starmer to work ‘constructively’ on scrapping two-child benefit cap in Scotland

First Minister John Swinney said the Prime Minister had agreed to work with the Scottish Government as it seeks to end the policy in Scotland.

Evening Standard

Labour claim SNP haven't 'set aside' money for scrapping two-child cap

LABOUR have claimed the Scottish Government has not “set aside” money to fund scrapping the two-child benefit cap.

The National (Scotland)

Leaders to discuss climate change finance at British-Irish Council summit

Financing a just transition will be the main topic at the meeting in Edinburgh.

Evening Standard

Tories: Starmer’s ’emergency’ plan shows the Government is feeling ‘unstable’

Shadow Cabinet Office minister Alex Burghart accused Pat McFadden of appearing ‘rattled’ in his statement to the Commons.

Evening Standard

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‘Russia can turn the lights off’: how the UK is preparing for cyberwar

Moves made to prepare country for utility outages as malicious technological threats intensify

The Guardian - UK

Cyber risk facing UK being ‘widely underestimated’, security chief warns

National Cyber Security Centre chief Richard Horne will warn of the dangers posed by countries including Russia and China as well as online criminals.

The Independent UK

Nigel Farage claims Trump team ‘appalled’ by Chagos Islands deal – as it happened

Reform UK leader and Donald Trump ally says agreement likely to collapse as deal with China over Hong Kong did

The Guardian - UK

Cabinet minister ‘can’t predict’ whether Ukraine will become part of Nato

Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky has suggested that territory under his control should be taken under the ‘Nato umbrella’.

The Independent UK

Louise Haigh’s exit dealt with quickly in contrast to Tories, says Labour minister

Pat McFadden defends government handling of transport secretary’s departure, saying it did not ‘drag on for weeks’

The Guardian - UK

Assisted dying patients could pay to die, suggests government minister

A historic vote on Friday means assisted dying could be legalised in England and Wales

The Independent UK

Costs of assisted dying 'will be examined at next stage', says minister

A historic vote on Friday means assisted dying could be legalised in England and Wales.

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The Independent UK

Cabinet minister does not know ‘who knew what when’ over Louise Haigh

Ms Haigh resigned as transport secretary on Friday in relation to a criminal conviction.

The Independent UK

No ‘numerical target’ for net migration, says Pat McFadden

Figures showed that net migration hit a record 906,000 in 2023.

The National (Scotland)

Senior Labour figure panned for 'depressing listen' after BBC interview

A SENIOR Labour figure has been panned for his “depressing” interview on the BBC’s flagship political show on Sunday morning...

The Independent UK

Russian threats will not ‘dictate our decisions’ on Ukraine, minister tells Nato

Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden said Russia had stepped up its cyber attacks on Ukraine and its allies over the past year.

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The Independent UK

UK spies ‘watching’ Russia amid cyberwarfare fears, minister to warn

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden will say the UK and its Nato allies are ‘watching’ Moscow and combating its attacks both publicly and ‘behind the scenes’

The Guardian - UK

Russia-Ukraine war: more than 20 injured in Russian attack on Kharkiv – as it happened

Casualties include 14 people who have been sent to hospital

The Guardian - UK

Russia plotting to use AI to enhance cyber-attacks against UK, minister will warn

Pat McFadden will tell a Nato conference on Monday that Russia could knock out the UK’s electricity grid

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: Ukraine targeted by nearly 500 Iran-designed drones in a week, Zelenskyy says

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he fears his country is becoming a ‘testing ground’ for Russian weapons. What we know on day 1,006

The Independent UK

UK spies to counter Russian cyber warfare threat with new AI security lab

Minister Pat McFadden said Britain and its Nato allies are combatting Russian attacks both publicly and ‘behind the scenes’

Evening Standard

Nato countries are in a ‘hidden cyber war’ with Russia, says Liz Kendall

The Work and Pensions Secretary said the UK has to be ‘absolutely vigilant’ in its approach.

Evening Standard

Russia prepared to launch cyber attacks on UK, minister to warn

Moscow would ‘not think twice’ about targeting UK businesses, Pat McFadden will say.

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