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Treasury threatens Defra with £4bn bill if Thames Water nationalised

Exclusive: Treasury threat an example of ‘scare tactics’ to help force through private sector deal, sources suggest

The Guardian - UK

Department for Education stifling efforts to boost skills, warns Andy Burnham

The mayor of Greater Manchester said there is an urgent need to devolve more powers over skills but he is facing resistance in Whitehall.

Evening Standard

Trump Turnberry decision up to Open organisers, says Downing Street

The Prime Minister’s official spokesman did not deny that Whitehall officials had been in contact with the R&A.

The Independent UK

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Hosting Open at Trump golf course is up to the organisers, says Downing Street

Whitehall officials have reportedly discussed the possibility of staging the tournament at Turnberry.

Evening Standard

Senior Whitehall officials pushing for the Open to return to Donald Trump's Turnberry

SENIOR Whitehall officials are reportedly quizzing top golf bosses whether they can host the 2028 Open championship at Donald Trump’s Turnberry…

The National (Scotland)

Whitehall officials ‘pushing for the Open to return to Trump-owned Turnberry’

Revealed: Sources say bosses at R&A, which organises the annual golf tournament, were quizzed about 2028 event

The Guardian - UK

Ministers braced for showdown over ‘postcode pricing’ in energy market shake-up

Ed Miliband’s looming decision on electricity market changes could mean regional bill disparities for households

The Guardian - UK

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Rachel Reeves dashes hopes of early breakthrough in UK-US trade deal

Chancellor says UK is ‘not going to rush a deal’ and rejects new US demands on agricultural products

The Guardian - UK

Spy chiefs say China is bugging St James’s Park benches to snoop on UK MPs

Senior officials in Westminster have been warned to avoid known ‘hotspots’ in the SW1 are

Evening Standard

Why is Ed Miliband a target for all sides? Because he’s a lefty politician who gets things done

Not since Tony Benn has a Labour minister been so assailed – and not just by the Tory press, but also by his own colleagues, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The Guardian - UK

About 1,200 jobs to go at Cabinet Office in civil service efficiency drive

Another 900 staff will be transferred to other Whitehall departments for ‘leaner and more focused’ state administration

The Guardian - UK

British Steel could be nationalised as PM and chancellor consider ‘all options’

Whitehall sources say Starmer and Reeves aligned in seeing steel as of ‘huge strategic importance’

The Guardian - UK

Quangos could be forced to close or merge under Whitehall review

It comes after Sir Keir Starmer announced last month that NHS England would be abolished.

Evening Standard

UK ministers consider abolishing hundreds of quangos, sources say

Move comes after Keir Starmer tells cabinet to stop ‘outsourcing’ decisions to regulators

The Guardian - UK

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The National (Scotland)

Police race to Whitehall as activists scale Foreign Office HQ

GREENPEACE activists have scaled a building outside the Foreign Office in protest over delays to signing an international treaty protecting oceans…

The Independent UK

Delays approving new jobs put ministers in ‘invidious position’, says ex-whip

Former whip Ruth Edwards said she was facing a choice between missing mortgage payments and breaking the rules thanks to delays at Acoba.

The National (Scotland)

UK Government's Prince Andrew 'cover-up' files exposed

THE UK Government has been accused of refusing to release documents about Prince Andrew’s past role as a trade envoy, according to reports ...

The Guardian - UK

Whitehall has left generation of teenagers with no hope, says Andy Burnham

Greater Manchester mayor says number of young people not in education, employment or training has reached unacceptable levels

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The Guardian - UK

From more tax to rewriting budget rules: six alternative ways Rachel Reeves could raise money

The chancellor has been slated by politicians, the public and campaigners for pushing ahead with brutal welfare cuts – but there were other options

Evening Standard

Government data scientists to begin AI training programme

Officials hope that the data scientists will gain the skills to build AI tools in their departments to help save time and money.

The Guardian - UK

Sue Gray warns No 10 to be careful about cuts to civil service

Keir Starmer’s former chief of staff uses maiden Lords speech to emphasise importance of public servants

The Independent UK

Think tank forecasts lower-income households to be £500 a year worse off by 2030

Rachel Reeves has received criticism from unions and political opponents after she cut welfare and squeezed Whitehall budgets in her spring statement.

Evening Standard

Growth forecast halved this year in blow to Reeves

Chancellor Rachel Reeves said she was taking action to grow the economy but said she was battling global instability.

Evening Standard

Devolved regions ‘politely entertained but not listened to’ during pandemic

Stormont’s former finance minister Conor Murphy gave evidence on Wednesday to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.

Evening Standard

Out-of-date government IT systems ‘hampering public sector adoption of AI’

A report from the Public Accounts Committee has warned that legacy IT systems and poor quality data are slowing Government plans to use AI.

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