Whitehall
Thousands call for immediate Gaza ceasefire during march in London
Various speakers, including the Palestinian ambassador to the UK, Husam Zomlot, gave speeches from a stage outside Parliament.
Three officers injured and 40 people arrested after protest in Westminster
One officer was left with a serious facial injury after she was hit by a bottle thrown from the crowd.
MPs call for urgent reform of Government culture to make the UK ‘fit for future’
The House of Commons Liaison Committee has released a report calling for changes in Whitehall.
Calls for civil servants to be paid more and appointments process modernised
Analysis by the Institute for Government came after the Prime Minister pledged to cut Civil Service jobs to pay for an increase in defence spending.
Six arrests made as St George’s Day event held in Whitehall
Four arrests were made outside a pub in Whitehall – one on suspicion of assault and three on suspicion of assaulting an emergency worker, police said.
Disorder breaks out at St George’s Day event in Whitehall
Mounted officers on horses had to intervene after a group broke through a police cordon before the event.
Plans to move Civil Service jobs outside London accelerated
The relocation of more than 20,000 jobs away from the capital will be brought forward to 2027, the Government has said.
Calls for investigation after 60 women at MoD allege ‘toxic’ culture
It was reported that civil servants said they had been ‘propositioned’, ‘groped’ and ‘touched repeatedly’ by men working in the department.
Long-term Civil Service reform would detract from PM’s priorities, says minister
Francis Maude proposed a series of changes to Whitehall’s bureaucracy but the Government has ruled out ‘long-term’ reform.
Police and Just Stop Oil at loggerheads after ambulance car blocked
The slow march on Waterloo Bridge in central London was part of the latest series of demonstrations by the climate activists.