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Civil service chief got record £500,000 payout after Starmer dismissal

Chris Wormald received unprecedented payment after serving as cabinet secretary for just 14 months The former head of the civil service Chris Wormald received a record payout, in the region of £500,000, when he was forced out of the top job in Whitehall by Keir Starmer, it has emerged. The unprecedented payment was made after Wormald served just 14 months in the role of cabinet secretary before being replaced by Antonia Romeo. Continue reading...

Nigel Farage handed major poll boost after Clacton by-election victory

New research shows that Britons tend to say the by-election was a good result for the Reform UK boss

Ex-Cabinet Secretary Wormald Handed £500,000 Payout After Starmer Sacking

According to the FT, former Cabinet Secretary Chris Wormald received a staggering £500,000 payout after Starmer sacked him in February. A record sum which is almost double the expected amount, and paid by the taxpayer. Thanks Keir… His sudden departure after just 14 months in the job – once Starmer decided he’d made the wrong…

Disabled people in England to get 24-hour free bus travel – UK politics live

Burnham has announced a range of policies aimed at relieving pressure on financially squeezed households and businesses Disabled bus pass holders in England will be able to travel for free at all hours from April next year, the government has announced. Currently, disabled bus passes are valid for travel only on weekdays from 9.30am to 11pm unless local authorities fund an extension, as Greater Manchester did earlier this year when Andy Burnham was mayor. Continue reading...

The difference between scrutiny and smear is not defined by political affiliation

Whether scrutiny is fair, is not defined by your background, race, and certainly not your politics, and it’s a stupid even dangerous idea that one man’s scrutiny is another man’s smear. Scrutiny of whoever in public life is not, and should not, be going away any time soon.    The post The difference between scrutiny and smear is not defined by political affiliation appeared first on Conservative Home.

Staff From Trade Union and Left-Wing Think Tank Seconded to Energy Department

The Energy Department has taken on staff from Labour’s favourite leftist think tank and the TUC. Civil servants not sufficiently left-wing? As of last month (though prior to Burnham’s ascension) DESNZ said in response to a parliamentary question from Tory MP Charlie Dewhirst: “An individual from the IPPR (Institute for Public Policy Research) has been…

Migrants sleep under bridges in UK town as fears of 'Calais Jungle-style' camps soar

EXCLUSIVE: New trafficking 'economy' exploits lax visa rules

Manraj Atwal: One Nation Conservatism is yesterday’s politics

The fundamental problem with One Nation Toryism, then, is not that it is corrosive as an idea. It is that it provides cover for those without ideas. The post Manraj Atwal: One Nation Conservatism is yesterday’s politics appeared first on Conservative Home.

Louise Haigh Also Loses Control of National Fraud Initiative

Convicted fraudster Louise Haigh has lost responsibility for another fraud component of the Cabinet Office. Presumably come October she’ll be too busy firing out emergency alerts about how it’s a bit nippy out… As part of the machinery of government changes on Burnham’s ascension to No10 the Cabinet Office  – run by Haigh who is…

Ahmed Imtiaz: We must answer the anti-Establishment revolt

The global revolt against the political system is real. The Conservative Party now has a clear choice: we can either try to preserve a broken consensus, or we can lead the country back to sound money, real sovereignty, and economic freedom. The post Ahmed Imtiaz: We must answer the anti-Establishment revolt appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Downing Street Insists Triggering Mobile Alert Was “Entirely Appropriate”

Number 10 is doubling down on the decision to activate its emergency alert system across millions of Brits’ phones on Friday evening. The PM’s spokesman insisted today that the threat of wildfires was an “emergency situation“, and “it was an entirely appropriate use of the system”. Those confused by their phone’s screams on a quiet…