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Starmer ‘angry’ after Mandelson sacking and insists he need not resign as PM

The Prime Minister sacked Lord Mandelson last week but has faced questions about his judgment in appointing the peer as US ambassador.

Evening Standard

Almost £10m of public money spent on subsidies for former PMs

Annual cost of allowance has more than doubled in recent years because of quick turnover of prime ministers

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson under pressure to explain how private office follows funding rules

Office is part-funded by public duty costs allowance, which should only be used to support public work of former PMs

The Guardian - UK

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Former PMs say they use subsidy only for public duties after Boris Johnson revelations

Gordon Brown calls for change to rules as he and other ex-leaders say they do not use allowance for commercial work

The Guardian - UK

Call to halt Boris Johnson’s £115,000 allowance after Boris Files revelations

Senior politicians want taxpayer-funded support for former PM suspended, as watchdog opens investigation

The Guardian - UK

Who is in and who is out? Keir Starmer reshuffles junior ministers

The prime minister moved Yvette Cooper from the Home Office to the Foreign Office in a major shake-up of his top team

The Independent UK

Sir Keir Starmer makes major Cabinet reshuffle after Rayner quits over tax row

Ms Rayner quit Government following an official probe into her admission she did not pay enough stamp duty when she bought a seaside home.

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MPs reject Lords bid to block expulsion of hereditary peers from upper chamber

The Commons rejected a Lords amendment to the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill that would prevent bloodline peers being removed.

Evening Standard

Number of Whitehall civil servants working from home increases sparking backlash

Twelve Government departments reported a drop in office attendance, while only five saw an increase

Evening Standard

Government faces questions after review of 11 major UK data breaches

MP asks why all recommendations have not yet been implemented and why the review itself was kept secret for almost two years

The Guardian - UK

Octopus Energy founder appointed as UK government adviser

Greg Jackson expected to use three-year term on Cabinet Office board to push government to modernise

The Guardian - UK

Critics of closer trading alignment with EU seem to be losing their voice

Labour’s support for ‘dynamic alignment’ with Europe and a youth mobility scheme has gone unchallenged by Gove – and Farage

The Guardian - UK

Government aims for permanent food and drink deal with EU as it attacks Farage

It came as Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds is to accuse Reform UK leader Nigel Farage of wanting to see British businesses fail.

Evening Standard

Ministers announce clampdown on UK child benefit claims from overseas

Increased checks if claimants have moved abroad could save taxpayers £350m over five years, government says

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The Independent UK

Child benefit crackdown could save taxpayers £350million

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Crackdown on people wrongly claiming child benefit could save taxpayers millions

A pilot of the scheme saw 15 investigators uncover £17m worth of incorrect payments

The Guardian - UK

Over 46,000 public bodies spurned offer of free King Charles portrait

Exclusive: Cabinet Office refusing FoI request to disclose exactly where the pictures did end up amid falling public support for monarchy

The Guardian - UK

Starmer and Macron agree that ‘new deterrent’ needed to stop small boats, No 10 says – as it happened

Starmer and Macron are due to attend a more formal summit tomorrow

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Evening Standard

Learn from ‘our Scandinavian neighbours’ about crises and war, ministers urged

Pat McFadden spoke to MPs after the Government unveiled plans for an emergency alert system test later this year.

The Guardian - UK

No 10 accused of imposing effective ban on civil servants speaking at events

Guidance issued to ensure ministers are the only government spokespeople, but critics say move damages public discourse

Evening Standard

Britain ‘must prepare for wartime scenario on home soil’, security review warns

Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden says whole country must be ‘clear-eyed and hard-edged’ about threats faced major powers like China

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan leads huge Labour revolt against Keir Starmer's benefit cuts that will 'destroy financial safety net'

City Hall warned that disabled Londoners face losses of between £3,800 and £5,700 a year if Labour reforms approved

The Guardian - UK

Civil service is ‘too remote’ from people’s lives across UK, says minister

Whitehall must work more with frontline services as part of plans to move offices from London, says Georgia Gould

Evening Standard

China’s proposed ‘super embassy poses super risk’ to security, Tories claim

Shadow Cabinet Office minister Alex Burghart accused the Government of being ‘too weak’ to block the plans.

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer facing scrutiny over failure to establish new ethics watchdog

Commons inquiry to examine lack of progress in fulfilling manifesto pledge to set up ethics and integrity body

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