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Darlington Treasury relocation praised as 'levelling up'
The Northern Echo discusses the IfG's new paper on civil service relocation.
The civil service's Darlington relocation is succeeding – but not as a levelling up policy
The number of relocated roles is not substantial enough to meaningfully reduce regional inequality.
Sky News: Covid Inquiry row
Dr Catherine Haddon speaks to Sky News about the Covid Inquiry WhatsApp row.
Home Office's cultural and institutional problems require urgent reform
Deep-rooted institutional and cultural problems undermine the Home Office’s performance and approach to crime, immigration, and asylum seekers.
BBC Radio 4 – Today: Suella Braverman and the ministerial code
Dr Hannah White spoke to the Today programme about whether Suella Braverman's handling of a speeding offence broke the ministerial code.
Times letters: Unease over Johnson’s resignation honours
Rebecca McKee, senior researcher, writes to the Times about resignation peerages.
The Slow Death of Parliamentary Scrutiny
Writing in The House, Dr Alice Lilly finds that Parliament is struggling to do its job properly.
Former ministers reveal experiences of Johnson, Brown and Blair governments
George Eustice, Hilary Benn, Douglas Alexander and Helen Liddell give candid interviews about their time as ministers.
Keir Starmer's next reshuffle should be Labour's last before a general election
Limiting reshuffles in the run up to elections is critical for the success and effectiveness of incoming administrations, says a new IfG paper.
Treasury’s ‘secrecy’ hindered parts of Covid response, says think-tank
The Independent discusses the Institute for Government's report on the Treasury during Covid.