All posts tagged "Keir Starmer"
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Each UK government department gets dedicated delivery unit in latest civil service reformA dedicated delivery unit is to be formed in every department in the UK government in an effort to build capacity across the civil service. Darren Jones, the chief secretary
- Posted May 19, 2026
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Digital ID and civil service reform among UK government’s legislative priorities as pressure mounts on PMParliamentary bills to introduce a voluntary digital ID for public services and boost cybersecurity are among the UK government’s latest legislative priorities. Thirty-seven bills in total were presented on 13
- Posted May 14, 2026
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New UK cabinet secretary responsibilities include developing ‘curious and engaged civil service’The key responsibilities of the new UK cabinet secretary Antonia Romeo have been published by government, highlighting the priorities for the year ahead include acting as the prime minister’s principal
- Posted April 9, 2026
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UK takes ‘whole-of-government’ approach to tackling violence against women and girls in landmark strategyThe UK government has published its much-anticipated strategy on tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG), setting out what prime minister Keir Starmer called a “whole-of government, whole-of-society effort” to
- Posted January 7, 2026
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New MoD permanent secretary to ‘drive Strategic Defence Review delivery’Jeremy Pocklington, the current permanent secretary of the UK government’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, has been appointed as the new head of the Ministry of Defence to
- Posted November 4, 2025
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UK government plans to roll out compulsory digital IDThe UK government plans to launch a digital ID in a bid to improve public services and allay concerns around illegal immigration, the prime minister Keir Starmer has announced.
- Posted September 30, 2025
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UK creates chief secretary to prime minister role to drive progress on government prioritiesSir Keir Starmer has created the new position of chief secretary to the prime minister in the UK government as part of plans for “relentless delivery” on its priorities. The
- Posted September 1, 2025
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Responsibility for UK public sector cybersecurity moves to Government Digital ServiceResponsibility for government and public sector cybersecurity in the UK has moved from the Cabinet Office to the Government Digital Service (GDS) within the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Posted June 4, 2025
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UK government defence review pledges to ‘accelerate innovation to a wartime pace’The UK will move its armed forces onto a warfighting readiness and accelerate innovation as the government sets out plans to boost national security. Setting out a Strategic Defence Review
- Posted June 2, 2025
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UK prime minister pledges ‘defence dividend’ from highest spend since Cold WarPrime minister Sir Keir Starmer said the UK government will cultivate what he called a nationwide “defence dividend” that will boost job creation and opportunity as a result of the country’s
- Posted May 21, 2025
