Michael Crick
GO’D predicts coalition will last until 2015
Sir Gus O’Donnell, who retires on new year’s eve after six and a half years as Cabinet secretary, says he expects the coalition to last the course, a full five years.
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Michael Crick
Ministers failing to figure out new Stats Watchdog
Boris Johnson today called Sir Michael Scholar, the Chairman of the UK Statistics Authority, a “Labour stooge”. Last month Scholar, who runs the government’s watchdog on the integrity of official statistics, accused the Mayor of London of giving misleading figures to the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee. Poor Sir Michael. He would actually…
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Gary Gibbon
What should we read into Gus O’Donnell’s investigation role?
If a startling fact comes to light it will be on the PM’s desk pronto and Liam Fox’s mobile will be lighting up.
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Gary Gibbon
Werritty – more help to give?
Sources close to Dr Fox were suggesting last night that Mr Werritty would be making available his bank statements to show his income sources. I understand that hasn’t happened yet and that no hard paper evidence was handed over for inspection. Mr Werrity gave an oral account of how he earned his living.
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Gary Gibbon
First class accusations against Werritty
Adam Werritty has been quizzed by senior officials (not sure if that is actually Sir Gus O’Donnell – suspect not) about whether he profited from getting corporate access to Liam Fox – we wait to hear Mr Werritty’s response, reports political editor Gary Gibbon.
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Michael Crick
Another red as cabinet secretary
The announcement that Sir Gus O’Donnell’s is retiring as Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service at the end of this year comes as no surprise reports political correspondent Michael Crick
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Gary Gibbon
When to sleep with the enemy?
With a hung parliament looming, the parties are having to consider what they will have to trim in order to be part of a minority government, blogs Gary Gibbon.