Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from the Cabinet Office

Cummings: Sedwill’s departure ‘set off bomb’ across Whitehall

Boris Johnson’s former chief adviser told the Covid-19 Inquiry he ‘begged’ the then-prime minister not to effectively sack the top civil servant.

The Independent UK

Covid Inquiry: Dominic Cummings says No 10 in 'chaos' as pandemic hit and vulnerable 'appallingly neglected'

The inquiry also saw diary entries showing that Boris Johnson suggested he believed the pandemic was 'nature’s way of dealing with old people'

Evening Standard

Johnson aides Cummings and Cain lay bare chaos and dysfunction of Covid response

Dominic Cummings said there was no shielding plan early in the pandemic and vulnerable groups were ‘appallingly neglected’.

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Dominic Cummings attacked 'useless f***pig' cabinet and 'liar' Matt Hancock in foul-mouthed WhatsApp messages

Cummings is accused of being part of a 'macho culture' within Downing Street at the start of the pandemic.

Evening Standard

What is a Cobra meeting? Emergency talks called to discuss UK racism riots

The meeting follows the PM’s promise that ‘the full force of the law’ will be brought to bear on those who commit public order offences

Evening Standard

Jamie Hepburn responds to Cabinet Office independence information block

THE Minister for Independence has issued a response after the Cabinet Office refused to “confirm or deny” if it holds any information on…

The National (Scotland)

'Scared' Cabinet Office refuses to reveal independence information

THE Cabinet Office has refused to “confirm or deny” what information it holds regarding the role of Minister for Independence or related…

The National (Scotland)

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Cabinet Secretary Simon Case taking medical leave

The Cabinet Office said the civil service chief would be back ‘in a few weeks’.

The Independent UK

OPINION - If nobody is paying attention to the Covid inquiry, can it really be devastating?

Have you been following the Covid inquiry? Away from the front pages, which have mostly been occupied by other stories, revelation after appalling revelation has been spilling out, confirming our very worst fears about what went on in Downing Street as the Covid pandemic hit.

Evening Standard

Scientists shocked by ‘stay alert’ Covid messages they did not agree with

Members of the Spi-B advisory group told the Covid-19 Inquiry they had been raising the ‘problem’ of Government communications for several weeks.

The Independent UK

Wednesday briefing: What you’ve missed at the Covid inquiry

In today’s newsletter: From allegedly lost WhatsApp messages to Sir Patrick Vallance’s frank lockdown diary, revelations only get more intriguing

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: Boris Johnson and Dominic Cummings’s secret Covid WhatsApp messages

In a WhatsApp message to Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings described the Cabinet Office as ‘terrifyingly s***’

The Independent UK

Scientists insist they did not make Government policy during Covid pandemic

The Covid inquiry is currently hearing evidence related to the Government’s decisions in the early days of the pandemic.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson’s decision-making over Covid was ‘bipolar’, Sir Patrick Vallance warned

The former PM was accused of failing to lead the country in the early days of the pandemic, the UK Covid Inquiry was told

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Sunak says he is ‘expansively’ helping Covid-19 inquiry after WhatsApp claims

The second stage of the inquiry is set to examine key decisions made by the Government between January 2020 and February 2022.

The Guardian - UK

Sunak fails to hand WhatsApp messages from time as chancellor to Covid inquiry

Exclusive: PM claims he has changed phone since running the Treasury and did not back up the messages

The National (Scotland)

'Common sense' to release secret Union polling, court told

A JUDGE has been urged to uphold a decision to release secret polling on the strength of the Union in the latest front of the battle to challenge…

The National (Scotland)

UK Government force court battle over 'licence for secrecy' in Union polling

THE UK Government will go to court in an ongoing transparency battle sparked by its refusal to publish polling on support for the Union ...

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Evening Standard

Larry the Cat ‘happy and healthy’ says Downing Street after reports he was seriously ill

Larry has served as Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office under five different prime ministers

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson should pay back taxpayer-funded Partygate legal fees, says Labour

Exclusive: Party also calls for an investigation into ‘issues’ with the Cabinet Office’s inquiry sign-off process

The Independent UK

No sanction for Boris Johnson after Daily Mail column rule breach – Dowden

The Deputy Prime Minister said it would be ‘disproportionate’ to take any further action towards the former prime minister.

The Guardian - UK

Watchdog criticises payment of Boris Johnson’s £265,000 Partygate legal bill

NAO says Cabinet Office failed to follow proper processes when taxpayers’ money was used to fund legal bills

The Independent UK

Government report flags risk to schools from earthquakes – but not crumbling concrete

Exclusive: Risk register also warns schools could face disruption from a loss of drinking water, high and low temperatures and snow

The Independent UK

Use legislation to block Liz Truss resignation honours, Labour says

This week marks a year since Ms Truss began her short stint as prime minister.

Newcastle Herald

ICAC confirms preliminary investigation of MP Tim Crakanthorp

Premier Chris Minns referred Mr Crakanthorp to ICAC on August 1.

1 … 8 9 10 11

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the Scottish Government

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.