Harry Potter author JK Rowling has offered to pay the annual salary of the person who tweeted on the Civil Service Twitter account accusing Boris Johnson of being an ‘arrogant, offensive truth-twister’. The tweet was posted the press conference during which the Prime Minister defended his chief adviser Dominic Cummings. A tweet from the account … Read more
‘Arrogant and offensive. Can you imagine having to work with these truth twisters’: UK Civil Service Twitter account posts mysterious message after Boris Johnson finishes press briefing about Dominic Cummings… and deletes it minutes later Civil Service Twitter account posts Tweet appearing to take aim at government The account, followed by more than 240,000 people, … Read more
‘Who’s in charge of this plan. Is it you?’ How Boris Johnson and UK’s most senior civil servant Sir Mark Sedwill clashed over route out of lockdown – as one adviser calls the planning a ‘sh**show’ Boris Johnson and Sir Mark Sedwill said to have had a ‘tense’ stand off last week The PM and … Read more
Jin Sahota, 52, is the £200,000-a-year chief executive of Supply Chain Co-ordination Limited (SCCL) which is the management arm of the NHS Supply Chain. This is the senior civil servant running the company at the centre of Britain’s PPE coronavirus shambles, MailOnline can reveal. Jin Sahota, 52, is the £200,000-a-year chief executive of Supply Chain Co-ordination … Read more
Army of THOUSANDS of coronavirus tracers ‘will be recruited to track down infected people’s contacts’ as part of plans to stem the virus Council staff and civil servants will be among thousands drafted in to help Contact tracing was abandoned a month ago as ministers focused on testing Claims three-tier tracing system could be in … Read more
A senior civil servant has been forced into an embarrassing U-turn after claiming ministers took a ‘political decision’ to deliberately snub an EU scheme to buy PPE. Sir Simon McDonald told MPs it had been a ‘political decision’ by the Government not to take part in Brussels-orchestrated efforts to bulk-buy protective equipment because ‘We left … Read more
Boris Johnson’s ministers deliberately snubbed EU efforts to buy equipment to help the fight against coronavirus – despite claiming it had been an accident, a senior civil servant revealed today. Sir Simon McDonald told MPs it had been a ‘political decision’ by the Government not to take part in Brussels-orchestrated efforts to bulk-buy protective equipment. … Read more
Civil servant Sir Philip Rutnam launches unfair dismissal claim against Home Secretary Priti Patel weeks after quitting and accusing her of bullying Sir Philip Rutnam is taking the Home Secretary to an employment tribunal He accuses her of unfair dismissal and claiming he was a whistleblower Raises prospect of Ms Patel having to give evidence … Read more
Civil rights hero Joseph Lowery, 98, who marched alongside Martin Luther King Jr and gave benediction at President Obama’s inauguration is laid to rest at private funeral in Atlanta Joseph Lowery, 98, died on March 27 in Atlanta from natural causes He worked closely with Martin Luther King Jr. in the fight for civil rights … Read more
High-end stores throughout New York such as Louis Vuitton and Dolce & Gabbana are boarding up their windows in anticipation of civil unrest as the death toll in the city reached 1,867 on Friday with 305 new deaths. The wealthy businesses had already been ordered closed along with bars and restaurants as part of the … Read more