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MI6 head Richard Moore and cabinet secretary Simon Case act after facing criticism of their memberships
John Manzoni will succeed Javier Ferrán as drinks group seeks to recover from challenging period
Simon Case’s successor would be chosen by Keir Starmer if Labour wins the election
UK opposition party’s ‘access’ talks come as it leads by some 20 points in the polls
Oliver Dowden says new unit is ‘closest thing to silver bullet’ to drive efficiencies for the taxpayer
The UK is badly out of line in lacking a central structure to make our government machine efficient and accountable
Attracting external staff to Britain’s civil service is part of the plan to boost productivity
Permanent secretary at the Cabinet Office will not seek a further term
Attorney-general praises ‘stellar’ career of veteran defence lawyer
Treasury’s move to Darlington campus is designed to level up Britain by creating new career paths in left-behind regions
Simon Case says officials ‘dehumanised’ by portrayal that they are part of perceived left-leaning establishment
Our public services are not the envy of the world and Whitehall reform is desperately needed
Relations between civil servants and ministers have plummeted to new depths — a revolution is required
FDA’s Dave Penman blames Conservative government ‘hammering’ for staff turnover and low morale
Supporters insist cabinet secretary retains the confidence of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak
Labour says £30mn reward vouchers have been used to get round civil service salary freeze
Nurses, ambulance staff and rail workers all set to walk out in January amid anger over government refusal to talk
75% of Whitehall officials say they want more technology training
Ministers seek to cut Whitehall roles through ‘churn’ and reinstate graduate recruitment
Senior officials say new UK prime minister planning further Whitehall moves in coming months
Jacob Rees-Mogg’s allies endorse new Cabinet Office edict to trawl accounts for criticism of officials or policy
Review of Johnson plan finds reductions would hit multiple government functions, say Whitehall insiders
That her rival Sunak is a former chancellor hands her a weapon — but this has long been a theme of Conservative politics
Conservative leadership frontrunner scraps regional salaries plan after cross-party backlash
Foreign secretary targets civil service pay and refuses to rule out breaking up Treasury
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