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SIR – The enormous amount spent on the rollout of “smart” metering is one of the additional costs that customers pick up through their energy bill.

The Cabinet Secretary, with the approval of the Prime Minister, has announced the immediate appointment of Samantha Jones as interim Permanent Secretary.

Action to accelerate the defining mission of the Prime Minister to level up the country has taken a step forward today, with the appointment of a new

Their duty is to advise their principal and otherwise to shut up. If their principal wants them out, they must go, without public complaint

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People

Reports suggest there was bitterness in the cabinet last night over public comments made by Chancellor Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid which distanced themselves from the PM.

Downing Street said Steve Barclay as the new chief of staff will drive the Governments agenda more effectively. Guto Harri was the PMs spokesman when he was London Mayor.

As pressure continues to mount against British Prime Minister Boris Johnson following reports of numerous parties at his residence despite the rest of the country was in a strict lockdown, four close aides of the leader, including his chief of staff, resigned London media reported.

Boris Johnson was hit by a new resignation from Downing Street this morning as a member of his policy unit followed four members of his top team out of the door.

A fifth member of the team in Downing Street has resigned, as policy units Elena Narozanski follows her boss, Munira Mirza, in leaving No. 10.