41 h. ago Labour awards contract for asylum barges and hotels despite pledge to end their use

Exclusive: Critics urge the government to confirm that they would not restore the ‘inhumane use of barges to house people seeking asylum’

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44 h. ago Trump and cabinet tear into CNN journalist Kaitlan Collins in Oval Office showdown

Donald Trump and his cabinet hit out at a CNN journalist during a tense Oval Office showdown after she asked about a man mistakenly deported to El Salvador.

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3 d. ago Trump sits cageside at Miami UFC event in his latest appearance at a sports event

President Donald Trump was in Miami for his latest appearance at a sports event as he watched UFC fighters and was joined by several Cabinet members and top administration officials

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6 d. ago Labour trims The Blob: Cabinet Office to cut 2,100 jobs as it loses almost a third of its staff in Keir Starmer's bid to shrink 'flabby' civil service

Around 1,200 people will be made redundant at the department, with another 900 being transferred to other parts of Whitehall.

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6 d. ago Cabinet Office to cut a third of jobs as Labour seeks to shrink Civil Service

Around 1,200 people will lose their jobs under plans announced to civil servants today, with another 900 being transferred to other departments

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6 d. ago Cabinet Office to shed 2,100 jobs as Government shrinks Civil Service

Some 1,200 people will be made redundant and another 900 transferred to other departments under plans announced on Thursday.

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6 d. ago Cabinet Office to cut thousands of jobs as Government shrinks Civil Service

Around 1,200 people will be made redundant

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6 d. ago Cabinet Office to cut its workforce by a third as Government shrinks Civil Service

Some 1,200 people will be made redundant and another 900 transferred to other departments under plans announced on Thursday.

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7 d. ago Government's first back to work scheme rolls out in London as benefits cuts loom

West London is the first area in the country to get funding from the Government’s ‘Connect to Work’ programme, which aims to support 100,000 people per year people into jobs as disability payments are cut

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8 d. ago John Erskine: A fresh voice ready to deliver for the Highlands and Islands

I’m proud to announce that I am seeking selection as Scottish Labour’s candidate for the twinned constituencies of Inverness and Nairn and Caithness, Sutherland, and Ross.

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1 week ago Minister plans to curb ‘away days’ for civil servants and branded merchandise

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden said he wants to cut costs.

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1 week ago RFK Jr says 20% of Doge’s health agency job cuts were mistakes

Health secretary says roles will need to be reinstated amid Trump administration’s push to slash federal workforceUS politics live – latest updatesAround a fifth of the 10,000 jobs cut from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) were done in error and will need to be corrected, the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, has admitted.Mass layoffs from the health department began this week amid a push by Donald Trump’s administration to shrink the size of the federal government workforce. Union representatives were told around 10,000 people were to lose their jobs ahead of further reductions that could see the department’s 82,000-strong workforce slashed by nearly a quarter. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Here's where jobs and programs are being cut at the nation's top health agencies

Thousands of people at the nation’s top health agencies were laid off Tuesday

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2 w. ago Government told ‘far more work necessary’ over Covid Inquiry recommendations

Chairwoman Baroness Heather Hallet said ‘radical reform is required in the crucial area of planning and resilience’.

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2 w. ago Cabinet Office to scrutinise failings of UK’s official data provider ONS

Internal questioning could lead to independent probe after high-profile bungles

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2 w. ago Sky announce plans to cut 2,000 jobs and close three calls centres

The media giants are set to let go of up to 2,000 staff members as part of an overhaul of its call centres.

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2 w. ago Department of Health and Human Services will cut 10,000 jobs as part of a major restructuring plan

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will eliminate 10,000 jobs as part of a major restructuring plan

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3 w. ago ‘Heads should roll:’ Democrats and Republicans calling for action in the wake of Signal text leak

Jeffrey Goldberg says that 18 national security and cabinet officials – including Pete Hegseth, JD Vance and Marco Rubio – were added to the ‘Houthi PC small group’ chat

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3 w. ago Retail boss warns EVERY High Street firm could cut jobs because of Rachel Reeves' tax raid after Morrisons axes 17 stores

Morrisons said yesterday it was a 'necessary' measure following what the chain called 'recent significant cost increases' - a less-than-subtle attack on the Chancellor's war on employers.

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3 w. ago Gogglebox star Josh Tapper ties the knot with girlfriend Hannah after nine years together

The reality star, 27, previously appeared alongside his family in the beloved Channel 4 show, but left in 2017 after landing a prestigious job at the Cabinet Office.

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