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Civil service to be told to slash more than £2bn a year from budget by 2030

Departments will be asked next week to reduce spending by 10% by 2028-29, says Cabinet Office source

The Guardian - UK

'Appalling': Fury as Labour U-turn on assertion Israel breached law in Gaza

DOWNING Street has been branded "appalling" by a leading charity boss after it U-turned on top ministers’ assertions that Israel has…

The National (Scotland)

No 10 rows back on Lammy’s claim Israel broke international law in Gaza

Downing Street declined to say whether David Lammy would correct the record after making the remarks in the Commons.

Evening Standard

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Minister vows ‘life on sickness benefits to end’ for millions as Labour looks to stave off rebellion over welfare cuts

Pat McFadden said the government will ensure the welfare state is ‘fit for 21st century’

The Independent UK

Labour minister rules out arms embargo on Israel despite war crimes admission

THE UK Government has ruled out imposing an arms embargo on Israel – despite it shattering a ceasefire deal with Hamas by resuming the bombardment…

The National (Scotland)

Ministers 'united' behind plans to cut welfare as 'too many' claim disability benefits permanently

Pat McFadden said the Government wanted people off work with mental health, depression and anxiety to be given support but not always financially

Evening Standard

UK rules out Israel arms embargo after condemning aid blockade

Pat McFadden said Britain would instead use ‘whatever diplomatic influence we have’ to seek to restore a ceasefire.

Evening Standard

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Up to 1.2m people could lose between £4,200 and £6,300 per year from changes to Pip, Resolution Foundation says – as it happened

Work and pensions secretary says Benefits crackdown will save £5bn by 2030 but disability charities say cuts are ‘immoral’

The Guardian - UK

Cabinet united over welfare cuts, McFadden says as ministers brace for backlash

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall will set out her plans in the Commons on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Civil service credit cards to be frozen by UK Government

Civil Service credit cards will be frozen this week under plans to reduce their numbers by 50 per cent and slash UK Government spending ...

The National (Scotland)

Thousands of Whitehall ‘credit cards’ to be suspended in spending crackdown

Minister Pat McFadden says at least half will be permanently cancelled in effort to reduce wasteful purchases

The Guardian - UK

Dear Keir Starmer: civil servants share your worries about public services. Don’t attack us – we’re keen for reform

He wrote a beautiful letter last week praising our talents, but much has been done to damage morale. We’re citizens too: we all want improvement, says the civil servant

The Guardian - UK

It is mission critical that Labour repairs the contract between citizen and state

Smarter, more productive, government will require more than yet another bonfire of the quangos

The Guardian - UK

How many ministers does it take to deliver a speech on efficiency savings?

Keir Starmer says he loves civil servants so much he is abolishing NHS England to give them more time to do other things

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Though Starmer’s project is fragile, he’s taking one giant leap: to reconfigure the British state

Headlines about Whitehall cuts obscure the real intent. The PM wants effective, dynamic administration that voters will believe in, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK

Stop ‘outsourcing’ decisions to quangos, Starmer tells cabinet

Prime minister’s comments come ahead of speech on state reform and expected Whitehall job cuts

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BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg Slammed for Controversial Question on Benefits Cuts

The UK Government is preparing to slash over £6 billion from the welfare budget, with plans to tighten access to disability benefits and cut Universal Credit.

Evening Standard

Trump suggests pause on intelligence sharing with Ukraine could be lifted

It comes as the UK’s national security adviser has been in Kyiv for talks over the weekend.

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The Guardian - UK

Labour promises ‘radical’ shake-up of UK civil service

Digital targets and performance-linked pay to be brought in under plans expected to be announced this week

Evening Standard

Use of Human Rights Act in immigration cases ‘out of control’, Conservatives say

The Tories announced they would table an amendment to the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill.

Evening Standard

Ministers ‘will be radical’ in civil service reforms, says McFadden

The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster said the Government was not adopting an ‘ideological approach to stripping back the state’.

The National (Scotland)

Laura Kuenssberg slammed over question on benefits cuts

The BBC's Laura Kuenssberg has been accused of "pitching the sick against the unemployed" while she questioned a Labour minister on…

Evening Standard

Government ‘not considering’ conscription reintroduction

Conscription was last in place in the UK in 1960.

Evening Standard

Countries cannot be ‘dragooned’ into coalition of the willing, says McFadden

Pat McFadden has said that nations have to step forward themselves’.

The National (Scotland)

Labour 'wrong' to raid benefits budget to boost defence spending, MP warns

Labour have been slammed for their plans to gut social security benefits to fund increased defence spending ...

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