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Civil Service ‘Humphrey’ AI tools aim to cut back spending and speed up work

Some of the tools, named after the fictional Whitehall official Sir Humphrey Appleby from the BBC’s Yes, Minister, are ready for use straight away.

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Market turmoil has calmed but Rachel Reeves faces more challenges ahead

Chancellor survives chaos in markets but faces more questions on growth, cuts, public sector pay and fraud

The Guardian - UK

Marcus Rashford’s holiday scheme for kids wins reprieve from spending cuts

Concerns had been mounting over future of £200m a year scheme providing food and activities for vulnerable children

The Guardian - UK

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‘A watershed moment’: how will Labour play Trump 2.0?

Starmer open to second state visit for Donald Trump, amid worries about tariffs and recent setbacks to political relationship

The Guardian - UK

‘He’s one of the best’: the economist shaping Rachel Reeves’s growth plans

John Van Reenen believes he can help Labour solve the ‘peculiar British problem’ of chronically weak productivity

The Guardian - UK

Government missions at risk without urgent Civil Service reform – think tank

Research found ‘little evidence’ that the Government’s overarching plans had ‘truly gripped Whitehall’.

The Independent UK

Drones flying into jails in England and Wales are national security threat, says prisons watchdog

Chief inspector of prisons issues warning after surge in weapons and drugs flown into high-security facilities in England and Wales

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Cambridge spy Blunt feared violence from his KGB controller

Newly-declassified files show notorious double agent refused ‘insane’ order to follow fellow spies Burgess and Maclean to Moscow.

The Independent UK

No 10 backs Rachel Reeves to remain in post for rest of parliament

Keir Starmer offers support to underfire chancellor after bruising start to new year

The Guardian - UK

UK to go ‘all-in’ on AI as Keir Starmer throws weight of Whitehall behind technology

The Government is set to put more support into AI development in a bid to boost growth and cut costs

Evening Standard

UK to go ‘all-in’ on AI as Starmer throws weight of Whitehall behind technology

The Government is set to put more support into AI development in a bid to boost growth and cut costs.

The Independent UK

Fears grow over censorship of secret Queen Elizabeth and Philip papers

Critics flag ‘worrying trend’ of keeping royal files under lock and key as thousands set for release to public

The Guardian - UK

Jess Phillips faced ‘deluge of hate’ after Elon Musk grooming gangs comments

Mr Musk’s comments followed Labour’s decision to decline a Whitehall-led inquiry into child sexual abuse.

Evening Standard

Civil service morale worsened despite improving pay levels, survey finds

Whitehall Monitor report also said churn increased as three new departments created under Rishi Sunak

The Guardian - UK

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Post-cold war peace ‘well and truly over’, warns David Lammy

Foreign secretary says keeping the British people safe means standing up to Russia

The Independent UK

Brexiteer meltdown as Starmer makes May’s chief EU negotiator Foreign Office chief mandarin

Sir Oliver Robbins’ appointment is being seen as a signal of intent for Starmer’s plans to reset relations with the EU

Evening Standard

UK considering frontloading payments to Mauritius over Chagos deal

Downing Street would not be drawn on financial arrangements, but it is thought Whitehall could stump up a number of years’ payments

The National (Scotland)

Nine in 10 Scots don't believe Labour will lower energy bills, poll finds

THE Labour Party will not succeed in its pledge to cut energy bills, the vast majority of Scots have said in a fresh poll ...

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The Independent UK

Teachers, nurses and civil servants ‘could be offered higher pay for lower pensions’

Reform which could affect the NHS, schools and Whitehall and could help avoid future strikes over wages, has been branded ‘dangerous’ by some unions

The Guardian - UK

Potholes everywhere, shoplifters rampant – today’s Britain looks as broken as it feels

This is what happens when power over public services is stripped from local councils and handed to Whitehall, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Independent UK

Labour preparing for private school closures after VAT raid on fees, reports suggest

A Whitehall source said the government was bracing itself for possible school closures – although a spokesperson said that was misleading

Evening Standard

Sue Gray: Partygate sleuth who became Starmer’s embattled chief of staff

She continued to feature in the headlines after taking on the party political job and eventually quit over fears she was ‘becoming a distraction’.

The Guardian - UK

Have faith in Labour’s grownup government

Letters: Sarah Davidson says the government has a shot at solving profound generational challenges and Bryan Merton welcomes Polly Toynbee’s positive perspective. But Bernie Evans wants to see more action right now, and Philip Oliver urges Labour to keep voters engaged

The Guardian - UK

We now have a plan to make England’s local government work – but I fear party politics will trash it

Angela Rayner’s white paper on reform in this vital area is well-intentioned. The problems will be funding and sabotage, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Independent UK

Starmer grilled by senior MPs amid growing Labour rebellion over Waspi women - live updates

The prime minister is facing MPs on the Liaison Committee following over the government’s decision to not pay compensation to 3.8 million Waspi women

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