Half of senior civil servants will be moved out of London in major shake-up following Dominic Cummings’s departure Half of senior civil servants to be moved out of London, ministers announce Boris Johnson will get new powers to oversee the performance of mandarins New training offered to civil servants to build expertise in digital, data & … Read more
Dominic Cummings today set the stage for an explosive appearance in front of MPs next week, claiming an obsession with secrecy at the heart of Government ‘contributed greatly to the catastrophe’ of the Covid pandemic in the UK. Boris Johnson’s former top aide also threatened to reveal a ‘crucial historical document’ when he is grilled … Read more
Boris plots ‘three pronged’ defence in Covid inquiry as he braces for onslaught from Dominic Cummings over slow first lockdown, refusal to impose blanket restrictions in September, and Kent variant response Boris Johnson has announced public inquiry into Covid should start next Spring It will dive into No10’s response to the Covid pandemic including lockdown … Read more
Dominic Cummings roasts Keir Starmer AND Boris Johnson in astonishing Twitter rant accusing both main parties of failing to be ‘focused on … being a serious government’ and suggests they should copy his referendum success with Vote Leave instead Former Downing Street Svengali gloated on Twitter over Tory’s Hartlepool win Accused Starmer of running Labour ‘without … Read more
Boris Johnson failed to tell his most senior civil servant about the plans for his Downing Street refurbishment to be paid for by a charitable trust, according to reports. Simon Case, who was appointed cabinet secretary in September, only discovered about the controversial plans in the newspaper. The mandarin is now conducting a review and … Read more
Boris Johnson failed to tell his most senior civil servant about the plans for his Downing Street refurbishment to be paid for by a charitable trust, according to reports. Simon Case, who was appointed cabinet secretary in September, only discovered about the controversial plans in the newspaper. The mandarin is now conducting a review and … Read more
Boris Johnson was warned that a senior civil servant in the heart of his Downing Street operation was suspected of leaking sensitive information – but declined to order an investigation, The Mail on Sunday understands. The official, who still works in the Prime Minister’s private office, was ‘being watched’ by Dominic Cummings and his No … Read more
Boris Johnson was warned that a senior civil servant in the heart of his Downing Street operation was suspected of leaking sensitive information – but declined to order an investigation, The Mail on Sunday understands. The official, who still works in the Prime Minister’s private office, was ‘being watched’ by Dominic Cummings and his No … Read more
Dominic Cummings ‘could confirm Boris Johnson DID want to pursue a strategy of “herd immunity” and let Covid rip through England before the first lockdown last March’ when he gives explosive evidence to MPs next month Dominic Cummings is due to give evidence to Parliamentary inquiry on May 26 Reports say Mr Cummings could confirm … Read more
Dominic Cummings ‘could confirm Boris Johnson DID want to pursue a strategy of “herd immunity” and let Covid rip through England before the first lockdown last March’ when he gives explosive evidence to MPs next month Dominic Cummings is due to give evidence to Parliamentary inquiry on May 26 Reports say Mr Cummings could confirm … Read more