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The Army is again in the spotlight, with a wonderful Whitehall row about who is to lead it after the charismatic General Sir Patrick Sanders steps down next year as Chief of the General Staff. With the Government’s rehashed Defence Command White Paper due before Parliament goes on holiday in…

Partygate investigator Sue Gray broke civil service rules “as a result of the undeclared contact” between her and the

Tory peer claims PM uninterested in environment but No 10 suggests exit had alternative motive

PARTYGATE investigator Sue Gray can start as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff in September after serving a six-month wait from when she left as a…

Ex-civil servant and Partygate investigator Sue Gray can start as Sir Keir Starmer's chief of staff in September after serving a six-month wait, Whitehall's appointments watchdog has ruled.

But the government is set to accuse Sue Gray of breaking civil service rules

The ruling by the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments means she will start working with the Labour leader in September.

Outgoing minister attacks PM but No 10 claims he quit after being asked to apologise over privileges committee criticism

The Tory peer said the Prime Minister's 'apathy' towards environmental and animal welfare issues meant his role as a government minister has become 'untenable' in a blistering letter