Sir Philip Rutnam QUITS after rows with Priti Patel and says he will sue Government 

Senior Home Office official Sir Philip Rutnam QUITS after vicious rows with Priti Patel and says he will sue Government for constructive dismissal By Harry Howard For Mailonline Published: 10:15 GMT, 29 February 2020 | Updated: 10:19 GMT, 29 February 2020 Home Secretary Priti Patel’s permanent secretary Sir Philip Rutnam has resigned from the Home … Read more

WPP’s woes hit Sir Martin Sorrell just as he faces a £110m divorce 

WPP’s sales growth dries up – hitting Sir Martin Sorrell in the pocket just as he faces a £110m divorce By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 27 February 2020 | Updated: 22:03 GMT, 27 February 2020 Advertising giant WPP had its worst day on the stock market in nearly 30 years … Read more

Lisa Nandy blasts Sir Keir Starmer over Labour’s ‘disastrous’ Brexit policy

Lisa Nandy tonight blasted Sir Keir Starmer and labelled the Brexit policy he helped craft a ‘disaster’ as she tried to salvage her Labour leadership campaign.  Ms Nandy and Sir Keir engaged in fiery clashes as they took part in the third TV debate of the race to replace Jeremy Corbyn alongside fellow challenger Rebecca … Read more

Priti Patel ‘told Sir Philip Rutnam to sack senior official on Christmas Eve and he refused’

Fresh Home Office staff row as it is claimed Priti Patel ‘told permanent secretary Sir Philip Rutnam to sack a senior official on Christmas Eve and he refused’ as top mandarin makes public joke about rift Priti Patel said to have clashed with Sir Philip Rutnam over bid to oust top official Home Secretary allegedly … Read more

Sir Keir Starmer on course to cruise to victory in the Labour leadership race

Sir Keir Starmer is on course to cruise to victory in the Labour leadership race with a new poll showing he could win 53% of votes with Rebecca Long-Bailey and Lisa Nandy trailing far behind Sir Keir Starmer is the overwhelming favourite in the Labour leadership contest A new YouGov poll suggests the frontrunner is … Read more

Billionaire businessman Sir Frederick Barclay ‘was secretly recorded by his nephews’

Billionaire media mogul Sir Frederick Barclay was secretly recorded by his identical twin brother’s son who had bugged the conservatory of The Ritz hotel, a court heard.  The 85-year-old businessman and his daughter Amanda claim that Sir David’s three sons, Alistair, Aidan and Howard, and Aidan’s son Andrew, were parties to the recording of their private … Read more

IAN BIRRELL: Yes, Sir Humphrey must be tamed. But I fear No 10’s hostile approach may yet backfire

Early skirmishes have erupted into open warfare bet-ween the Government and the army of civil servants resisting a Whitehall shake-up. Over the weekend, reports emerged that Boris Johnson wants to replace senior mandarins seen as ‘offside’ on Brexit, while Tory sources were said to be wielding a ‘s***-list’ of senior civil servants whom No 10 … Read more

Civil Service boss Sir Mark Sedwill warns staff to stop briefing against Priti Patel

Civil Service boss Sir Mark Sedwill warns staff to stop briefing against Home Secretary Priti Patel and says the back-biting is ‘besmirching’ the UK’s reputation Sir Mark Sedwill writes to civil servants to warn against ‘unattributable briefings’  Home Secretary Priti Patel is said to be ‘livid’ over claims that she bullied staff Allegations emerged after … Read more

Sir Keir Starmer hints he would bring back EU free movement at next general election

Sir Keir Starmer hints he would bring back EU free movement at next general election as voting in Labour leadership contest gets underway Voting in the Labour leadership contest starts today and will close on April 2 Sir Keir Starmer, Rebecca Long-Bailey and Lisa Nandy are the final candidates Jeremy Corbyn’s replacement will be announced … Read more

Labour leadership challenger Sir Keir Starmer warns party risks being out of power for a generation

Labour leadership challenger Sir Keir Starmer warns party risks being out of power for a generation unless it unites as Lisa Nandy admits ‘we’re just not relevant’ to many voters Voting in the Labour leadership contest starts tomorrow, voting closes April 2 Sir Kier Starmer, Lisa Nandy and Rebecca Long-Bailey on the final ballot paper … Read more