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The keen Whitehall watcher Dr Catherine Haddon from the Institute for Government is with us.
A senior civil servant advised the scandal-hit finance firm Greensill Capital while he was still working in Whitehall, it’s emerged today.
Gary Gibbon
He’s not the first US President to come to office laden with scepticism about the post-war architecture but it’s hard to imagine he won’t have more impact than his predecessors on mission and sustainability of the EU, NATO or the UN.
Gary Gibbon
You might have thought that today’s Cabinet would see fireworks, not least as it was preceded by a meeting of Political Cabinet with Boris Johnson turning up. But Mr Johnson had nothing to say.
Channel 4 News has uncovered edits made to Wikipedia from inside government offices on topics including Rolf Harris, Jean Charles de Menezes and Fireman Sam.
Gary Gibbon
If Sir Jeremy Heywood had taken one month to decide that the Bush/Blair exchanges could be published by the Chilcot team we would have the Iraq report by now.
Gary Gibbon
Is the Chilcot report into the Iraq war being delayed for political purposes or, more prosaically, just a bit disorganised but doing its best to be fair to witnesses?
Speaking after his airport plan was rejected, Boris Johnson tells Channel 4 News that Sir Howard Davies of the commission had been “guided” by the establishment, and that the public should decide.
Dave Hartnett used to be top taxman but is now to work with Deloitte. Who does he follow? FactCheck gets behind the revolving doors of Whitehall.
Gary Gibbon
Political editor Gary Gibbon blogs on David Cameron’s warning of a eurozone break-up.
Liberal Democrat leader and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg tells Channel 4 News there is a “gear change” in Whitehall as the government tries to stimulate economic growth.
As regime change unfolds in Libya, Channel 4 News also learns a recent intelligence assessment believed Gaddafi would still be in power in September.
Gary Gibbon
Whitehall officials scrabble to prepare for a post-Gaddafi Libya as rebels say they have succeeded in cutting off Tripoli’s lifeline.
Exclusive: Channel 4 News has learned that 14,000 jobs are to go at the Ministry of Justice – 11,000 of them from the frontline, according to a leaked internal memo.
Topshop boss Sir Philip Green is to lead the government spending review. Business Correspondent Siobhan Kennedy asks if this the sort of advice Whitehall needs.