Articles tagged with: Keir Starmer
Labour 'won't cut civil service jobs' to boost MoD funding
02 May Security & Defence
Labour 'won't cut civil service jobs' to boost MoD funding
Officials say there is no point in matching a Conservative Party commitment that doesn't stack up, according to report
Starmer’s mission-led government is a noble aim, but needs a moonshot approach to governance
23 Apr Civil Service Reform
Starmer’s mission-led government is a noble aim, but needs a moonshot approach to governance
To succeed, Labour should plan for its missions to be led by CEOs unencumbered by the usual Whitehall bureaucracy
Starmer would create policy delivery unit and slimmed-down 'executive cabinet'
11 Mar Civil Service Reform
Starmer would create policy delivery unit and slimmed-down 'executive cabinet'
Executive cabinet would make 'most important strategic decisions' in a Labour government
Sunak clears civil service to hold pre-election access talks with Labour Party
12 Jan Politics & Constitution
Sunak clears civil service to hold pre-election access talks with Labour Party
Cabinet secretary Simon Case will “oversee” discussions between officials and Keir Starmer’s team
Sunak signals election could be in second half of 2024
05 Jan Politics & Constitution
Sunak signals election could be in second half of 2024
PM says it is his "working assumption" that the general election will take place in the latter part of the year
Transition talks between opposition and civil service should start straight away, report argues
04 Jan Civil Service Reform
Transition talks between opposition and civil service should start straight away, report argues
Institute for Government report warns "time is running short" for access talks to have most effect
Starmer working on plans to tackle civil-service churn – and other news you may have missed over Christmas
02 Jan HR
Starmer working on plans to tackle civil-service churn – and other news you may have missed over Christmas
Labour leader wants DGs to stay in post longer, Cummings claims Sunak offered him new No.10 role, and IfG calls for Spring Budget to be scrapped
Think tank calls for mission-led, less top-down government
11 Oct 2023 Civil Service Reform
Think tank calls for mission-led, less top-down government
IPPR calls for an end to "age-old debate about whether a smaller or larger state", in favour of "a smarter state"
Rayner moved to levelling up brief as Keir Starmer shuffles the pack
04 Sep 2023 HR
Rayner moved to levelling up brief as Keir Starmer shuffles the pack
Starmer begins major reshuffle of his shadow cabinet ahead of next year's election
Cabinet Office pauses inquiry into Sue Gray Labour talks
03 May 2023 HR
Cabinet Office pauses inquiry into Sue Gray Labour talks
Department considering "next steps" while it awaits Acoba's decision on appointment as Starmer's chief of staff
Labour’s job offer to Sue Gray may have broken rules, Cabinet Office minister says
07 Mar 2023 HR
Labour’s job offer to Sue Gray may have broken rules, Cabinet Office minister says
Irate backbencher suggests ex-ethics chief and prospective boss Keir Starmer have “trashed” their reputations
Sue Gray attacks dubbed ‘extraordinary’ and ‘ludicrous’
03 Mar 2023 HR
Sue Gray attacks dubbed ‘extraordinary’ and ‘ludicrous’
Backlash follows second perm sec’s plans to become chief of staff to Labour leader Keir Starmer
Sue Gray quits Whitehall to become Keir Starmer’s chief of staff
03 Mar 2023 HR
Sue Gray quits Whitehall to become Keir Starmer’s chief of staff
Former Cabinet Office and DLUHC second perm sec's plans prompt fury among some Conservatives
Starmer ‘targeting Sue Gray as next chief of staff’
02 Mar 2023 HR
Starmer ‘targeting Sue Gray as next chief of staff’
Labour leader wants Cabinet Office second perm sec to head his team, according to reports
Move 50,000 civil service jobs out of London, Labour report recommends
07 Dec 2022 Civil Service Reform
Move 50,000 civil service jobs out of London, Labour report recommends
Report also suggests putting relationship between ministers and the civil service on a formal statutory footing
Liz Truss leads tributes to Queen Elizabeth, 'the rock on which our country was built'
08 Sep 2022
Liz Truss leads tributes to Queen Elizabeth, 'the rock on which our country was built'
World leaders and ministers praise monarch's legacy after Buckingham Palace confirms the Queen has died aged 96
Ministers accused by Labour of 'cherry-picking' recommendations on ethical standards
07 Jun 2022 HR
Ministers accused by Labour of 'cherry-picking' recommendations on ethical standards
MPs to vote on motion urging the government to implement Committee on Standards in Public Life recommendations
Gisela Stuart's imminent appointment as civil service watchdog 'raises questions', Starmer says
16 Feb 2022 Civil Service Reform
Gisela Stuart's imminent appointment as civil service watchdog 'raises questions', Starmer says
Ex-Vote Leave chair is "closely politically connected to the current government", Labour leader says
Labour names new shadow chancellor in reshuffle
10 May 2021 Politics & Constitution
Labour names new shadow chancellor in reshuffle
Rachel Reeves, who previously shadowed Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove, promoted
Ex-civil service chief Bob Kerslake drafted in for major Labour review as Starmer eyes internal shake-up
30 Jul 2020 Politics & Constitution
Ex-civil service chief Bob Kerslake drafted in for major Labour review as Starmer eyes internal shake-up
Review will look at how the party can become "a more agile, cohesive and purposeful organisation"
Labour calls for ministerial directions on ‘do or die’ Brexit spending
30 Jul 2019 Brexit
Labour calls for ministerial directions on ‘do or die’ Brexit spending

Shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir Starmer also raises prospect of a Brexit public inquiry under a Labour government
Starmer: next cuts hit services
20 Nov 2013
Starmer: next cuts hit services

Further savings in the Crown Prosecution Service will require politicians to make decisions about the justice system’s priorities, the former director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer, has told CSW.
Interview: Keir Starmer
20 Nov 2013 Justice & Home Affairs
Interview: Keir Starmer

Earlier this month, Keir Starmer completed his term as director of public prosecutions. He tells Matt Ross how the Crown Prosecution Service has embraced open policymaking and digital working – and warns of tough decisions ahead.