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Second Cabinet minister says law was broken in partygate saga

Anne-Marie Trevelyan said the Metropolitan Police’s decision to issue the fines meant criminality had been discovered.

The Independent UK

Tory ministers at odds with Downing Street on whether law was broken after fines issued over partygate

Dominic Raab and now International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan have both said the Metropolitan Police's decision to issue 20 fines linked to the covid parties meant lockdown laws were broken in Whitehall.

Daily Record

Boris Johnson 'dodges question' as Newcastle MP asks if lying to Parliament should be a crime

Boris Johnson insisted 'I think that it is very important you should be clear' with MPs, but didn't agree lying should be a crime

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Squirming Boris Johnson confronted over his party for MPs hours after Partygate fines

Prime Minister Boris Johnson treated around 200 Tories to a slap-up meal at a plush hotel as families who lost loved ones to Covid protested outside

Daily Mirror

No 10 refuses to say lockdown laws were broken despite partygate fines

An initial 20 fixed penalty notices have been issued as a result of the Metropolitan Police investigation into Downing Street and Whitehall parties.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson insists he 'did not mislead' over Partygate as Tory MPs heckled in public

Boris Johnson will endure Prime Minister’s Questions and a lengthy grilling at the Liaison Committee.

Manchester Evening News

Brexit: EU launches legal challenge against UK over wind farm subsidies

Not the time to be ‘fighting this out in court’, says Whitehall official

The Independent UK

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Partygate fines could trigger review of security clearance for government officials

Officials would normally be required to disclose a criminal offence in order to maintain their ‘vetted’ security status

The Independent UK

More than £3.4bn saved through cost-cutting across Whitehall

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury said the savings in 2020-21 show the Government ‘can get better results from the money we spend’.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson must resign if fined for breaching lockdown, says Labour

Angela Rayner increases pressure on PM with Met expected to issue first fines imminently

The Guardian - UK

Metropolitan Police set to issue first fines over No 10 lockdown parties

Up to 20 fines expected in first set of punishments over Covid rule-breaking in government

The Independent UK

No 10 lockdown parties: police questions sent to head of civil service

Simon Case emerges as one of those sent questionnaire, as ministers play down prospect of PM being fined

The Guardian - UK

UK Government ministers 'knew of P&O Ferries' plans to slash jobs'

The Sunday Times newspaper said it received a leaked memo written by a Whitehall official

Wales Online

PCS union condemns ‘whitewash’ racism investigation into Cabinet Office as members vote to quit

According to the Cabinet Office’s own survey of staff in January, the department has the joint highest incidents of bullying and harassment in Whitehall.

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

UK to expand Russia sanctions list as bill is fast-tracked

Whitehall sources say list will soon be on a par with the EU after legal reforms, expected on Tuesday

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine: why is there dispute over the UK Home Office’s refugee plans?

Whitehall’s response has been accused of being slow and ‘lacking humanity’ in the face of the biggest movement of people in Europe this century

The Guardian - UK

UK looking at ways to speed up sanctions against Russian oligarchs

EU accuses UK of lagging behind as Whitehall source says it is ‘weeks behind where it should be’

Daily Mirror

Woman, 33, guilty of stalking ex-coworker lurking outside Whitehall skips court hearing

Economist Ray Israel-Wilkinson, 33, declared her love for senior civil servant Alex Wilkinson after working with him at the Department for Culture, Media, and Sport

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The Guardian - UK

The Tories’ Whitehall farce has left Britain running on empty

Jacob Rees-Mogg’s ideological war on the civil service makes no sense, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Daily Mirror

Britain 'certain' Putin about to invade Ukraine and conflict will be 'horrendous'

A Whitehall source claims Putin is set to invade Ukraine in a "horrendous" conflict as the Ministry of Defence released Russia's battle plan

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson jets to Munich for security speech as fears mount of Russia-Ukraine war

The Prime Minister is due to fly to the Munich Security Conference as tensions grip Europe - with Whitehall figures now said to be convinced Vladimir Putin will order Kremlin forces to attack

The Guardian - UK

A crushing contempt for communities that stands in the way of local control

Letters: Parties must work together to spread power far from Whitehall, says Stephen Hill

The Guardian - UK

The evidence is all around us: life outside the single market is an utter disaster

An island nation must trade with its nearest mainland, whatever our new Brexit opportunities minister claims, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Evening Standard

No10 ‘partygate’: Scotland Yard sending out more letters this week to people in Whitehall

More individuals in Whitehall are being contacted this week by Scotland Yard officers probing the “partygate” scandal.

Liverpool Echo

Council commissioners' expenses branded a 'betrayal' of Liverpool

Cllr Anna Rothery has blasted fees claimed by Whitehall approved officials

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