BP-5052F

DON'T THE PEOPLE HAVE A SAY?

Keir Starmer - it appears - is willing to give the island of Chagos to Mauritius. Given the Chagossian people have already been forced to leave - to enable a military base - isn't it time for them to have a say?

THE INDEPENDENT

GOVERNMENT

Power Grab

BP-5043F

VALUE FOR MONEY - OR NOT?

The Office for Value for Money - championed by Rachel Reeves - is tasked with identifying and removing gov't waste and inefficiency. Trouble is - the department - it's said - is inefficient and wasteful.

CIVIL SERVICE WORLD

GOVERNMENT

Failure

BP-5043E

WHO OR WHAT IS IN CHARGE?

The new civil service Ai is named "Humphrey" after the top official in the TV series "Yes, Minister." Is the Ai's name, a further sign that it's not politicians making the decisions - but someone/something else?

CIVIL SERVICE WORLD

TECHNOLOGY

Ai

BP-5043D

MOVING HOUSE ON THE CHEAP?

Keir Starmer's deputy Prime Minister - Angela Rayner- is accused of asking civil servants to help her move house. It's a way to lower removal and house cleaning costs -but a breach of ministerial code if true.

CIVIL SERVICE WORLD

GOVERNMENT

Malpractice

BP-5043A

A POINT TO A FALSE ENEMY?

He's taken some time to say, "leave no stone unturned". Does he mean it - or is this a sham - a further cover up SMPs are accusing him of? There's a deep mistrust circling among some. Do they have a point?

SKY NEWS

POLITICIANS

Truths