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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’.

Evening Standard

Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall 'don't belong to royals', report claims

The Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall “are public property” and do not belong to the royal family, a fresh report has claimed.

The National (Scotland)

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

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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

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.

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.

Evening Standard

Reform of the state is ‘essential’, says McFadden

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden will call for the Civil Service to adopt the ‘test and learn’ approach seen in the private sector.

Evening Standard

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State should adopt ‘test and learn’ approach from start-ups – Pat McFadden

Senior Cabinet minister Pat McFadden will announce plans to ‘test and learn’ new ideas within Government borrowed from the world of big tech.

The Independent UK

UK spies to counter Russian cyber warfare threat with new AI security lab

Minister Pat McFadden said Britain and its Nato allies are combatting Russian attacks both publicly and ‘behind the scenes’

The Independent UK

Alex Burghart aims dig at Rachel Reeves for 'lying about economist role' on CV

ALEX Burghart took aim at Rachel Reeves at Wednesday’s PMQs amid claims she lied on her CV...

The National (Scotland)

What Are the Duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster and Why Are They Controversial With the Royals Right Now?

King Charles and Prince William are facing some heat over their finances.

Marie Claire

King and Prince William’s estates ‘making millions from charities and public services’

Duchies of Cornwall and Lancaster likely to make at least £50m from leasing land to services such as NHS and schools, according to investigation

The Guardian - UK

Prince William switches to WhatsApp for royal correspondence

Royal sources have revealed a generational shift in internal communications

The Independent UK

'The year of Charles's no clothes': A look back on the King's 2023

FOR the first time in 70 years, the UK witnessed the coronation of a monarch in 2023.

The National (Scotland)

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The Conversation

Why some people from the north of England end up leaving everything to King Charles when they die

What connects an ex-miner and lifelong republican, who once manned the protest lines at Orgreave, with King Charles III? The surprising answer, as the Guardian reported, is that the ex-miner’s estate now forms part of a fund which generates private income for the monarch.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on King Charles and the Duchy of Lancaster: feudalism reigns in the north-west

Editorial: The secret exploitation of dead people’s assets to upgrade the monarch’s estate must come to an end

The National (Scotland)

King's estate to transfer funds after 'collecting money from the dead'

KING Charles’s estate has announced it will transfer more than £100 million into ethical investment funds following backlash when it was revealed…

The Guardian - UK

King’s estate to transfer £100m into ethical funds after bona vacantia revelations

Exclusive: Duchy of Lancaster changes investment policy amid questions over how money collected from dead people is used

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The Guardian - UK

King’s estate collecting assets of the dead is ‘bizarre feudal remnant’, says Andy Burnham

Greater Manchester mayor is calling on government to launch consultation on Duchy of Lancaster’s use of bona vacantia

The Guardian - UK

King’s estate facing questions over £14m in ‘bona vacantia’ not donated to charity

Duchy of Lancaster says money it collects from dead people goes to charity after costs and ‘obligations’, raising questions about sum yet to be donated

The National (Scotland)

King Charles 'directly and privately profiting from deaths of citizens', report says

THE King has directly profited from the deaths of thousands of English people, whose money is being used to upgrade his property empire ...

The Guardian - UK

How royal estates use bona vacantia to collect money from dead people

Latin term meaning ‘vacant goods’ relates to people who die without a will or known heirs

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: King Charles secretly profiting from the assets of dead citizens

Exclusive: Assets of thousands of people in north-west England used to upgrade king’s property empire via archaic custom

The Guardian - UK

‘He would turn in his grave’: the dead whose assets went to King Charles’s estate

For those who die with no will or heirs in parts of England, the king’s estate claims their assets. Here are some of their stories

Daily Mirror

King Charles' estimated wealth 'propelled to almost £2billion' - with eight key assets

According to a new report, which has looked into King Charles' assets including property and other items, his personal fortune is now reportedly worth an estimated £1.815bn

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