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Cressida Dick faces threat of public declaration of no confidence from London mayor

Sadiq Khan tells Metropolitan police commissioner she must deliver convincing plan

The Guardian - UK

For Boris Johnson it is a slogan - for others, it is life and death: The puzzle of ‘levelling up’

For Boris Johnson it is a slogan. For post-industrial communities, it is life and death. Whitehall still hasn’t decided what it is, or if it cares

Manchester Evening News

Black civil servant handed six-figure payout amid warning of ‘systemic’ race issues in Whitehall

Exclusive: Deputy cabinet secretary raised questions over Cabinet Office approach

The Independent UK

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Whitehall's centralised system can't deliver Boris Johnson's promises to 'level up'

The government’s levelling up strategy to tackle regional inequality promises a “revolution in local democracy”. It seeks to do this largely through regional devolution – setting up more localised governments with their own mayors to give greater autonomy and power to the “left behind” regions.

The Conversation

Will extra mayors level up left-behind regions? What the evidence tells us

Adding more mayors to English regions is central to the UK government’s “levelling up” plan. From day one, part of the vision has been to expand mayoral devolution – giving more powers to regional combined authorities, rather than just being ruled by Whitehall.

The Conversation

Mum says there is 'one rule for politicians and another rule for the public' as bailiff claims son's lockdown fine

"Is Boris going to pay £1,600 for the string of parties held at Whitehall?"

Wales Online

Mum fuming over Boris Johnson's parties after paying son's £1,600 lockdown fine

Amanda Martindale, from Stanley in County Durham, is "infuriated" about having paid the fine, given the recent revelations about the string of lockdown-flouting parties in Whitehall

Daily Mirror

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Unless Whitehall devolves its powers, ‘levelling up’ is doomed to fail

So-called missions to improve people’s lot nationwide require local knowledge and local powers to be fulfilled, says Miatta Fahnbulleh, chief executive of the New Economics Foundation

The Guardian - UK

UK Government has ignored proposals to tackle soaring bills, Welsh minister says

Jane Hutt, Welsh Minister for Social Justice, said there was ‘little hope’ coming from Whitehall as the cost-of-living crisis deepens.

The Independent UK

Whitehall departments set for booze ban after report into No 10 parties

Excessive drinking ‘not appropriate in professional workplace’, finds former landlady Sue Gray

The Independent UK

Scotland Yard investigates 12 Whitehall lockdown parties

Police probe ‘bring your own booze’ party in No 10 garden attended by Boris Johnson.

The Independent UK

Sue Gray report into lockdown parties in Downing Street in full

Boris Johnson will make an urgent statement at 3.30pm after the publication of the inquiry

Wales Online

Sue Gray report 'to be published' along with Boris Johnson statement

The Prime Minister is expected to apologise to the Commons again

Nottingham Post

Sue Gray report will finally be published TODAY as it's handed to Boris Johnson

Top civil servant Sue Gray has handed her report to Boris Johnson after a slew of booze-ups in Downing Street and Whitehall - but it is shorn of key details

Daily Mirror

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Met Police receives new evidence from Cabinet Office as it probes Downing Street parties

Scotland Yard said it is investigating "a number of events" at Downing Street and Whitehall during the pandemic

Daily Mirror

Met Police probing Downing Street parties receives new evidence from Cabinet Office

Scotland Yard is looking at "a number of events" in Downing Street and Whitehall during the pandemic - but the force has not specified which ones

Wales Online

What next as Sue Gray report unlikely to be published in full any time soon

There are two remaining options for the Partygate investigation - and neither of them are good

Daily Mirror

Theresa May 'angry' over Downing Street parties and warns 'nobody above the law'

The Tory former PM said 'full accountability must follow' if lockdown rules were broken at events in No 10 and Whitehall

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The Independent UK

No 10 insists tax rise going ahead, despite minister admitting ‘everybody’ opposes it

Fears in Whitehall that Boris Johnson is wobbling over 2.5 per cent levy on workers and companies

Daily Mirror

Fears Sue Gray report will be a 'whitewash' - as lawyers question Met Police decision

The Downing Street 'partygate' probe has been thrown into chaos after Scotland Yard told Sue Gray to make 'minimal reference' to events it is investigating in her report

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson ‘wobbling’ on plans to raise National Insurance as No 10 awaits Sue Gray report

Boris Johnson’s wait for the findings of an official inquiry into alleged lockdown-busting parties in No 10 and Whitehall rolls into another day.

Daily Mirror

Sue Gray report delayed or watered down as Met Police want key details removed

The highly anticipated report into the Downing Street partygate saga was expected this week but appears to be mired in a legal wrangle

Wales Online

PM 'wobbling' on tax hike plans as No 10 awaits Sue Gray report

Boris Johnson’s wait for the findings of an official inquiry into alleged lockdown-busting parties in No 10 and Whitehall rolls into another day

The Independent UK

PM ‘wobbling’ on tax hike plans as No 10 awaits Sue Gray report

Boris Johnson’s wait for the findings of an official inquiry into alleged lockdown-busting parties in No 10 and Whitehall rolls into another day.

Belfast Live

Who is Sue Gray? The former Northern Ireland publican set to reveal report on No 10 lockdown parties

All eyes are on the Whitehall enforcer probing ‘partygate’

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