All news on the topic: Civil servants

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DWP refuses to publish report 'clearing minister' over £5k from secretive group
Officials have refused to release details of a probe into DWP minister Guy Opperman's donation from a 'dining club' linked to a firm where he gave speeches
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'Nobody should be fired if they take legal action to win a better deal at work'
Guest columnist Paul Nowak - general secretary of the Trades Union Congress - is urging the government to stop attacking workers' right to strike and sort out the staffing crisis across the public sector
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Covid inquiry told it must look at whether Tory cuts hampered pandemic readiness
Pete Weatherby KC, representing the Covid Bereaved Families for Justice group, told a preliminary hearing today that he backs a call by the TUC for austerity to be looked at in the long-anticipated probe
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Spy spent years 'collecting highly sensitive secrets to sell to the Russians'
David Ballantyne Smith collected highly sensitive secrets while working as a security guard in the British Embassy in Berlin and sold them to Russia for large amounts of money
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Sunak and Tories accused of 'scandalous catalogue of waste' with lavish spending
In a new dossier, Keir Starmer's Labour claims taxpayers' money has been used to fund extravagant events, expensive restaurants and five-star hotels using Government Procurement Cards
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Labour demands Whitehall keep out of local issues like tarting up bus shelters
Yet the Government’s nosy parkers even insist councils get their go-ahead to scrape chewing gum off the streets
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Leaked docs suggest Vladimir Putin is mobilising army of ‘kamikaze’ spies in UK
A Russian intelligence source close to the Kremlin has suggested Moscow will "intensify undercover work with secret informants" across the UK, it has been claimed
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Sunak's promotion of Lee Anderson shows the war on woke is alive and thriving
Brian Reade believes the elevation of the 'bring back capital punishment' MP could have a silver lining for Labour hopes at a General Election
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Brits heading on half term holidays warned to prepare for long delays
The Government has issued a warning to travellers ahead of members of the Public and Commercial Services union based in Dover and French ports including Calais and Dunkirk going on strike
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Dominic Raab calls for 'zero bullying' despite facing huge bullying probe
Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab said he is 'confident' he has 'behaved professionally at all times' after civil servants who worked for him warned they had lost weight, suffered breakdowns or even felt suicidal
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'Steely' Kate gives 'clear sign' of royal ambition with behind-the-scenes change
According to a source, Kate Middleton is "deeply aware" of her new elevated position as Princess of Wales and the hiring of a new private secretary is a clear sign she is redefining herself
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Tory Dominic Raab accused of 'belittling' officials in yet more bullying claims
A former Whitehall official alleges Dominic Raab's behaviour was 'nasty and difficult', and the top Tory used 'demeaning tactics to make himself the most powerful person in the room', according to a BBC Newsnight interview
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Ex-Tory chairman calls for Raab to be suspended during bullying investigation
Sir Jake Berry says the Deputy Prime Minister should be treated like any employee in the private sector, where people facing bullying claims would be stood aside while they're being investigated
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Nadine Dorries predicts Dominic Raab will quit over 'avalanche' of allegations
The former Culture Secretary said that she would step down to defend herself if she were in Mr Raab's situation, amid questions over how much Rishi Sunak knew about allegations when he appointed him
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Union boss says staff working with Dominic Raab 'suffered mental health crises'
Rishi Sunak is under intense pressure to remove Mr Raab as deputy PM as eight formal complaints about alleged bullying are investigated
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'The Dangerous Dogs Act is failing as Britain suffers another avoidable death'
The horrific death of four-year-old Alice Stones is just the latest evidence that the inadequate Dangerous Dogs Act is failing to protect people and stop attacks
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Dominic Raab could resign to avoid investigation into bullying, accusers fear
A Whitehall sleaze probe is looking into allegations of bullying made against the Deputy PM - but witnesses fear he'll quit when he's presented with the evidence against him
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Sunak branded 'pathetic' for attempt to pin blame on Labour for mass strikes
The Labour leader Keir Starmer made the comment at Prime Minister's Questions as up to half a million people take part in strike action - the biggest industrial action the country has has seen in over a decade
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Rishi Sunak blasted for Tory 'addiction to sleaze' and being 'weak' over Raab
In a heated PMQs exchange, the PM was branded "pathetic" and branded "too weak" to stand up to his deputy Dominic Raab, who faces multiple allegations of bullying
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Do you support workers going on strike? Take our poll
Half a million including teachers, train drivers, civil servants, university lecturers, bus drivers and security guards are all taking industrial action today
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Rishi Sunak must suspend Dominic Raab during bullying inquiry says union chief
Deputy PM Dominic Raab is being investigated over eight complaints during his time at the Ministry of Justice, the Foreign Office and the former Brexit department, which are said to involve at least 24 staff. He denies accusations of bullying
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Teachers, civil servants and train drivers walk out in biggest strike in decade
Today's walkouts by five unions will be biggest day of strike action since 2011 - and will coincide with mass protests by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) against the Government's anti-strike legislation
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Dominic Raab 'bullied staff like abusive husband' with some 'left suicidal'
Witnesses allege Dominic Raab would set them lists of endless rules that were ­impossible to keep and then 'belittle, demean and humiliate' them when they failed to deliver
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'No one wants to see kids miss more school but striking teachers have no choice'
The Voice of the Mirror says the Tories have exploited and undervalued teachers after years of plummeting wages, and strikes must lead to meaningful negotiations
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Tory likens Rishi Sunak's Government to 'band on Titanic' in leaked WhatsApps
Backbench Tory MP Lee Anderson ranted that any officials blocking Government efforts to stem the flow of small boat crossings may be guilty of 'treason' in a tranche of leaked messages