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The Latest Breaking News from Whitehall

Starmer on Liverpool, plan for government and writing for The S*n

Labour leader was in the city today and sat down with the ECHO to discuss a range of subjects

Liverpool Echo

The Northern Agenda: Flu outbreak killing seabirds in their thousands

'Unprecedented wildlife tragedy' hits islands off Northumberland coast

Manchester Evening News

What are freeports and why are they controversial?

Eight freeports have already been set up in England, with a further two soon to be operational in Scotland

Evening Standard

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Scottish Government in dispute with Whitehall over spiralling £251m bill for new benefits system

EXCLUSIVE: The Record recently revealed the IT costs had soared to over a quarter of a billion pounds - now there is a row over who pays.

Daily Record

Liz Truss promises ‘full-fat freeports’ with vow to cut red-tape for business

The plan comes with fresh promises of reducing regulation and cutting Whitehall bureaucracy

Wales Online

First TV head-to-head between Sunak and Truss could have decisive impact on leadership battle

Thousands of Conservative members expected to cast online ballots as early as next week

The Independent UK

The Pyramid of Lies by Duncan Mavin review – the disgraced financier who charmed David Cameron

This meticulous study reveals the greed and gullibility of the ex-prime minister whose endorsement of Australian financier Lex Greensill tells us much about how politicians operate

The Guardian - UK

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Secrecy of royal wills questioned by senior officials, documents reveal

Papers from 1970s and 1980s warn practice of sealing wills was ‘haphazard’ with ‘slender’ legal basis

The Guardian - UK

Rise and fall of Liverpool Council boss Tony Reeves

15 months ago Tony Reeves was held up as the hero of the troubled city council. Today he resigned. Political editor Liam Thorp looks back on a dramatic time at the top

Liverpool Echo

Boris Johnson accused of ‘clocking off’ as he misses emergency meeting on heatwave

Prime minister visits air show as UK swelters in extreme weather

The Independent UK

Labour accuses Tory contenders of abandoning ‘levelling up’ agenda

Shadow levelling up secretary Lisa Nandy will say promises made by Boris Johnson are being forgotten in the race to offer tax cuts.

The Independent UK

Top civil service union calls for public inquiry over Cabinet Office racism

Exclusive: The call follows reports about the issue published byThe Independent.

The Independent UK

Spotlight on Nadhim Zahawi over personal finances after tax investigations surface

Following multiple revelations by The Independent and other newspapers, questions are now being asked over the chancellor’s wealth and how it has been accumulated

The Independent UK

The lesson from Johnson’s tenure – British politics needs dragging into the 21st century

The UK’s creaking democracy is in crisis, and neither the Tories nor Labour have the answers to this frightening mess, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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The Independent UK

Government ‘wasted’ more than £800m choosing single-use PPE over greener alternative

Exclusive: Ministers had option to buy multi-use protective gowns, which would have saved hundreds of millions in taxpayers’ money over two years, estimates presented to government show

The Independent UK

Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi’s tax affairs under investigation by HMRC

Exclusive: Revelation comes as Mr Zahawi launches bid to succeed Boris Johnson as prime minister

Daily Mirror

Protesters, loyal MPs and a little baby - outside No10 as Boris Johnson resigns

Boris Johnson's wife and young daughter were present as he announced he would step down as Prime Minister - while angry demonstrators gathered in Whitehall

The Independent UK

‘A zombie government’: Inside the chaos consuming Whitehall as Boris Johnson resigns

The machinery of government has been brought to a screeching halt amid the chaos consuming No 10. Civil servants have been left in a state of paralysis – but what comes next remains just as uncertain

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The Independent UK

Boris Johnson: Career that defied political gravity ends with spectacular fall

One of the most colourful and charismatic politicians of his age, it is no surprise that Mr Johnson’s time in No 10 ended in ignominy.

Nottingham Post

Nottinghamshire County Council expecting £33m budget black hole

A large uplift in the price local authorities pay to home and care agencies is also planned

The National (Scotland)

Johnson appoints Steve Barclay as Health Secretary amid scramble to replace ministers

STEVE Barclay will replace Sajid Javid as Health Secretary, Whitehall sources said.

Manchester Evening News

The Northern Agenda: Is alphabet soup of Levelling Up cash giving your area what it needs?

Our graphic shows the confusing array of funds Northern leaders have to bid for

The Independent UK

Government announces U-turn over Schools Bill academy laws

Ministers have backed down over clauses introducing tighter controls over academies.

Liverpool Echo

Liverpool Daily Post: Bus drivers join the picket

Read the Liverpool Daily Post newsletter for Wednesday June 22, 2022

Liverpool Echo

Liverpool Councillor's stinging attack on government commissioners for 'milking city dry'

'Our resources should be spent on front-line street scene staff not do-nothing commissioners milking the city dry'

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