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Civil servants will need to work efficiently or face redundancy under new rules

Cabinet Office minister will unveil a set of performance standards intended to ensure value for money in Whitehall

The Guardian - UK

Civil servants could face sack if they fail to save taxpayer cash

Cabinet Office minister Pay McFadden said senior mandarins should be encouraged to ensure value for money and be held responsible for it.

Evening Standard

‘Emergency alert’ to be sent to UK phones as government tests alarm warning system

Senior government officials will also be holding national pandemic preparedness drills later this year

The Independent UK

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Emergency alert text to be sent in 'multi-day pandemic preparedness exercise'

The Emergency Alert System will be tested across the UK this year to help prepare for crises similar to Covid-19.

The National (Scotland)

Ministers and emergency services to hold national test of pandemic preparedness

Blue light services will join senior ministers in the first test of pandemic preparedness in nearly a decade.

The Independent UK

UK emergency alert to be sent to mobile phones as part of national test of pandemic preparedness

The Emergency Alert System (EAS) – which can sound an alarm through mobile phones – will be tested nationwide

Evening Standard

Tulip Siddiq faces new corruption probe in Bangladesh

Sir Keir Starmer facing growing calls to sack his anti-corruption minister, who referred herself to standards watchdog last week

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Siddiq urged to step back from anti-corruption duties amid ethics investigation

Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq is under pressure over alleged properties linked to aunt’s political movement in Bangladesh

Evening Standard

Who could be in the running to replace Rachel Reeves as chancellor?

News analysis: Keir Starmer gave his beleaguered chancellor the vote of confidence on Monday morning, but if he decided on a change in the Treasury who could replace her?

The Independent UK

Senior Keir Starmer ally backs Labour minister in corruption probe

UNDER-FIRE Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq has been backed by one of Keir Starmer’s most senior allies after she referred herself to the Prime…

The National (Scotland)

Flyer for Labour minister in corruption probe ‘found in palace of deposed Bangladesh leader’

Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden insisted he has full confidence in Tulip Siddiq - and she denies any wrong doing

The Independent UK

McFadden insists he has full confidence in under-pressure minister Siddiq

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden said Tulip Siddiq had ‘done the right thing’ by asking the ethics tsar to investigate her.

The Independent UK

Pound falls again and borrowing costs hit new high but Keir Starmer gives Rachel Reeves 'full confidence'

No10 said Chancellor will remain until the next election as pressure mounts on her amid the economic problems facing Britain

Evening Standard

We know that domestic abuse will soar this Christmas, so why can’t we stop it?

A nationwide pattern of failure to tackle violence has proved fatal to too many women

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Evening Standard

OPINION - Plunging in the polls, Keir Starmer is now bringing back the Blairites for his 2025 reset

Keir Starmer opens Downing Street’s door this week for guests from schoolchildren singing carols to MPs and hacks, trooping in to meet the PM over English sparkling wine. Starmer will be looking forward to a few days off. He looks and sounds tired after undertaking a punishing travel schedule to…

The Guardian - UK

Staffing shortages and ministers’ illusions blight the civil service

Letters: Dr Jamie Gough says we need more government officers, not fewer, Prof Peter Golding questions Pat McFadden’s ‘startup’ idea, and a civil servant responds to ministers’ recent comments on his and his colleagues work

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on politicians using business logic: public services aren’t startups

Editorial: When an insecure government borrows credibility from business leaders, a lot can go wrong

The Guardian - UK

Starmer’s Labour knows the kind of Britain it wants – it just doesn’t know how to build it

Ministers are right to want to reform the state: it’s crucial to their project. But simply telling civil servants to work harder won’t achieve it, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

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The National (Scotland)

'Thatcherite language': Rachel Reeves slated for public spending crackdown

RACHEL Reeves has been accused of using “Thatcherite language” in her latest crackdown on public spending.

Evening Standard

Starmer sends letter of praise to civil servants after ‘managed decline’ remarks

The Prime Minister said the Civil Service was ‘admired across the world’ after a backlash to his comments last week.

The Guardian - UK

UK politics: Kemi Badenoch criticised by Nigerian vice president for ‘denigrating’ his country – as it happened

Kashim Shettima said Nigerians are proud of Badenoch’s achievements, despite her denigrating the country where she was brought up

Evening Standard

PM says ‘no decision pending’ on removal of Syrian rebel group from banned list

A Cabinet minister had earlier suggested a decision on Hayat Tahrir al-Sham could be taken quickly.

The Independent UK

Voices: The last thing beleaguered civil servants need is to babysit tech bros

COMMENT: Inviting the best and brightest employed in start-ups to take six-month sabbaticals to help Whitehall fix its broken work culture is a laudable idea – but here’s why Pat McFadden is on a hiding to nothing, says Sean O’Grady

The Guardian - UK

Islamist group that toppled Assad in Syria may be taken off UK terrorism list

Ministers facing calls to reconsider proscription of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, with No 10 saying it is ‘evolving situation’

Evening Standard

Civil Service needs ‘innovators and disrupters’, McFadden says

The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster cited Airbnb, WhatsApp and Spotify as examples of start-ups the Civil Service could emulate.

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