Harry Potter author JK Rowling has offered to pay the annual salary of the person who tweeted on the Civil Service Twitter account accusing Boris Johnson of being an ‘arrogant, offensive truth-twister’. The tweet was posted the press conference during which the Prime Minister defended his chief adviser Dominic Cummings. A tweet from the account … Read more
‘Arrogant and offensive. Can you imagine having to work with these truth twisters’: UK Civil Service Twitter account posts mysterious message after Boris Johnson finishes press briefing about Dominic Cummings… and deletes it minutes later Civil Service Twitter account posts Tweet appearing to take aim at government The account, followed by more than 240,000 people, … Read more
Downing Street drafts in Prince William’s aide to oversee coronavirus planning after ‘tense’ stand-off between Boris Johnson and Civil Service chief Mark Sedwill over lockdown exit strategy Simon Case, 41, has been made permanent secretary at No 10 today He spent the past two years as private secretary to Duke of Cambridge But was previously a … Read more
‘Who’s in charge of this plan. Is it you?’ How Boris Johnson and UK’s most senior civil servant Sir Mark Sedwill clashed over route out of lockdown – as one adviser calls the planning a ‘sh**show’ Boris Johnson and Sir Mark Sedwill said to have had a ‘tense’ stand off last week The PM and … Read more
Former top civil servant Gus O’Donnell urges ministers to use ‘wellbeing’ analysis to allow a Sweden-style ‘phased’ easing of the coronavirus lockdown by balancing quality of life against the death toll He urged ministers to use quality of life measures balanced against death toll Would allow UK to gradually lift lockdown whil ekeeping most vulnerable … Read more
Army of THOUSANDS of coronavirus tracers ‘will be recruited to track down infected people’s contacts’ as part of plans to stem the virus Council staff and civil servants will be among thousands drafted in to help Contact tracing was abandoned a month ago as ministers focused on testing Claims three-tier tracing system could be in … Read more
A senior civil servant has been forced into an embarrassing U-turn after claiming ministers took a ‘political decision’ to deliberately snub an EU scheme to buy PPE. Sir Simon McDonald told MPs it had been a ‘political decision’ by the Government not to take part in Brussels-orchestrated efforts to bulk-buy protective equipment because ‘We left … Read more
Boris Johnson‘s ministers deliberately snubbed EU efforts to buy equipment to help the fight against coronavirus – despite claiming it had been an accident, a senior civil servant revealed today. Sir Simon McDonald told MPs it had been a ‘political decision’ by the Government not to take part in Brussels-orchestrated efforts to bulk-buy protective equipment. … Read more
Civil servant Sir Philip Rutnam launches unfair dismissal claim against Home Secretary Priti Patel weeks after quitting and accusing her of bullying Sir Philip Rutnam is taking the Home Secretary to an employment tribunal He accuses her of unfair dismissal and claiming he was a whistleblower Raises prospect of Ms Patel having to give evidence … Read more