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It would once have seemed unimaginable that one of this country’s great institutions, the Post Office, could behave so cruelly and arrogantly. Yet the truth has finally come to light, shattering the public’s faith in the State-run organisation. Last week witnessed what has been described as the biggest miscarriage of justice in recent history. Thirty-nine sub-postmasters and mistresses learnt from the Court of Appeal that judges had overturned convictions for theft, fraud and false accounti...

Isle of Wight Radio Midnight - 6:00am Live and Local Podcast - Supporting Live Local Music On The Isle Of Wight Concerns as Cabinet Secretary Simon Case oversees fallout from Boris Johnsons Downing St refurbishment Britains most senior civil servant is personally overseeing the fallout from the refurbishment of Downing Street, Whitehall sources have told Sky News. Simon Case, the cabinet secretary, faces criticism from opposition MPs and figures inside the government because of his personal inv...

Whitehalls top mandarin is to face a grilling from MPs about the lobbying row that has engulfed the Government, it was revealed today as it emerged he is also investigating a pricey makeover of Boris Johnson’s Downing Street flat. Cabinet Secretary Simon Case will face the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee on Monday to face questions over the access given to Greensill Capital and ex-prime minister David Cameron.  Mr Case, a former private secretary to the Duke of C...

Politics latest news: Boris knows I am not the chatty rat leaker, Dominic Cummings claims Tony Diver , Cat Neilan © Getty Images Europe/HOLLIE ADAMS Dominic Cummings has published an extraordinary attack on the Prime Minister on his blog -  Getty Images Europe/HOLLIE ADAMS Dominic Cummings has claimed Boris Johnson knew he was not involved in leaking lockdown plans from Downing Street, and accused him of trying to stop an official inquiry into the matter to protect his fianc...

Politics latest news: Boris Johnsons Dyson texts to be published today, amid row over Cummings role in leaks Cat Neilan Boris Johnson has said his communications with billionaire Sir James Dyson will be published "today", as Number 10 sources blamed Dominic Cummings for the leaks.  The Prime Minister, who had told Ian Blackford that he would publish "all the details" on Wednesday, did not comment on allegations that his former adviser was in the frame for having briefed journ...

Politics latest news: Cummings allies hit back at No 10 war, saying the rebel always wins Cat Neilan Allies of Dominic Cummings have hit back at Number 10 for launching open warfare against the ex-adviser, warning Boris Johnson "the rebel always wins". The Prime Ministers former right-hand man was last night named by Downing Street sources as the person suspected of leaking text messages, with sources telling the Telegraph they believed he was "bitter" about the Governments succ...

The ex-PM texted Treasurys top civil servant as part of a persistent campaign Mr Cameron contacted Bank of England officials at least six times, it emerged He sent emails to deputy governor Sir Jon Cunliffe and spoke to him by phone At first he boasted Greensill Capital was world leader in early payment system He later pleaded for help after admitting he failed to get anywhere with Treasury

Treasury dossier reveals new details of David Cameron pleas for support for ailing Greensill Andrew Woodcock © Provided by The Independent Newly-released documents have revealed how Lex Greensill warned the Treasury that tens of thousands of British small businesses could miss out on payments if he and David Cameron failed in their efforts to secure Covid support from the government. Fresh disclosures revealed how Cameron and the Australian financier made a barrage of increasi...

Revelations anger Omani pro-democracy activists who say it is ‘proof that British colonialism never ended’. The repressive ruler of a close UK ally in the Gulf secretly received decades of advice on security, foreign and economic policy from a group of privy councillors who were drawn almost exclusively from the British establishment, it has emerged. Oman’s dictator, Sultan Qaboos, who ruled the country for 50 years from 1970 to 2020, was advised by a secret privy council right up until h...

The moles - Labour-sympathising civil servants - are believed to have played a key role in triggering the lobbying scandal over former UK PM David Cameron.