Meet Donald Trump’s 23-year-old enforcer – a college SENIOR recruited to help purge never-Trumpers

Donald Trump’s administration has recruited a college senior to help the president’s re-hired ex-‘body man’ lead a purge of anti-Trump government officials.  Politico reported Tuesday that 23-year-old James Bacon has become the right-hand man to John McEntee, who the president put in charge of the Presidential Personnel Office.   McEntee, who’s 29, was fired from the White House … Read more

Two senior civil servants ‘leave Home Office amid Priti Patel row’

Two senior civil servants ‘leave Home Office amid Priti Patel row’ as Dominic Cummings’ father-in-law says Whitehall needs to be pummelled out of its ‘relaxed life’ Patel is at the heart of a furious row over treatment of staff in the department The 47-year-old’s opponents have accused her of bullying staff But Home Secretary’s supporters … Read more

PM draws up mandarin ‘hit list’: Tories plan purge of senior civil servants

PM draws up mandarin ‘hit list’: Tories plan purge of senior civil servants amid concerns at heated clashes with ministers Three Whitehall permanent secretaries are now in the firing line of Number 10 Treasury’s Sir Tom Scholar is one of the mandarins at risk for frustrating Brexit  Sir Philip Rutnam, who locked horns with Home … Read more

Supreme Court to hear afresh plea on transparency in senior advocates designation

By: PTI | New Delhi | Published: January 2, 2017 6:40:56 pm The bench fixed the matter for final hearing in February along with the petition transferred from the high court. The Supreme Court on Monday decided to hear afresh a plea seeking transparency and overhauling in the “opaque system” of designating lawyers as senior … Read more