Britain's top two civil servants have been accused of "prostituting" their office in an article they wrote about Margaret Thatcher. Jeremy Heywood,...

Cabinet Secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood was sharply criticised by MPs on Monday for his botched investigation into former chief whip Andrew Mitchell's "p...

The ten things you need to know on Sunday 20 January 2013... 1) 'A VICIOUS AND COWARDLY ATTACK' From the Press Association: "David Cameron ha...

When Iain Duncan Smith defends the Universal Credit in front of the Work and Pensions Select Committee this afternoon, most people will focus on the scheme's overall viability. But even if the Universal Credit does get off the ground, it currently leaves claimants to either sink or swim.

David Cameron must have thought that by bringing Leveson into existence, he had successfully dodged having to deal with furious requests for a crack-down on the tabloid press. But, almost a year later, the inquiry has turned into a Frankenstein's monster.

The judge leading the investigation into media ethics in the wake of the phone hacking scandal was poised to quit following a public attack on the pro...

Sir Jeremy Heywood, the cabinet secretary, has defended his decision not to advise David Cameron that Jeremy Hunt be formally investigated over allega...

The suggestion that the civil service could be cut by up to 90% is not the policy of the prime minister or "anyone else in Number 10", the cabinet sec...

A kitemark to vouch for the effectiveness of social policy schemes such as rehabilitating prisoners or drug addicts has been proposed by Sir Jeremy He...