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It comes amid mounting alarm over the threat from AI technology after Rishi Sunak's top tech adviser warned world leaders had just two years to get a grip on the rapidly developing field

Ex head of civil service says UK needs to invest in capabilities

Many people realise that Boris Johnson is a dishonest chancer who lacks any real convictions, said David Gauke in The New Statesman. Less obvious – at least to those outside Whitehall – is “quite how extraordinarily inept he was at performing some of the basic functions of being prime minister”.…

Instant removal of Treasury’s permanent secretary potentially worsened mini-budget crisis, parliamentary committee hears

Tory MP Julian Lewis and standards committee chair Chris Bryant are among those with gongs

The Treasury chief sacked by Liz Truss on her first day is also recognised in New Year Honours.

Lord Sedwill was also a British ambassador and NATO representative in Afghanistan

Sue Gray, who led the inquiry, said it was in the public interest to name senior individuals involved

A total of 16 individuals – from former civil servants to serving members of the Cabinet – have been named in the investigation.

Helen MacNamara, the then deputy cabinet secretary, has been fined by police for her part in a No 10 leaving party on June 18 2020.