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The decaying state of the Palace of Westminster has become a symbol of the wider inertia in Whitehall
Greg Hands appointed as UK Conservative party chair to replace Nadhim Zahawi
Sunak’s departmental shake-up is unlikely to achieve much and will only cause upheaval
Senior officials say new UK prime minister planning further Whitehall moves in coming months
Foreign secretary targets civil service pay and refuses to rule out breaking up Treasury
Jacob Rees-Mogg tells ministers to make sure office space is full again now Covid restrictions are ending
Conservative MPs publicly calling for PM’s resignation rises to six as inquiry continues
Anti-corruption watchdog says lobbying ban for serious breaches of rules should be extended to five years
Replace permanent secretaries with chief executives and a new prime minister’s department among proposals
Ministers usually make final decision on appointments, despite part of role being to scrutinise government
Tenure should be conditional on performance, says report that advocates wide-ranging reform
Labour steps up call for inquiry into finance group after revelation about procurement chief Bill Crothers
Bill Crothers started role 8 months after leaving Whitehall but failed to get advice from Acoba
David Cameron’s lobbying for Greensill raises questions on transparency
Cummings decides to stay after communications chief Lee Cain resigns and No 10 descends into chaos
Unit would bring together UK graduates and civil servants to advise on implementing goverment policy
Simon Case admits concerns to MPs after recent departure of senior civil servants
Allegra Stratton expected to take up role as public media face of government next month
High-profile oustings. A new man in charge. Boris Johnson’s mission to reform Whitehall is under way. Will it work?
Simon Case’s appointment coincides with overhaul of the UK government machine
Successor to Mark Sedwill said he wanted to return to old job advising Prince William
Top officials announced for department after merger with international development
Tory peer asked to look into the effectiveness of key Whitehall department
UK government plans White House-style televised daily press briefings in shake-up
PM’s adviser and cabinet minister target what they see as ineffectual, pro-EU officials to change how government works
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