Oliver Dowden
UK government will stay ‘resolute’ on nurses’ pay, says Oliver Dowden
Minister defends refusal to override pay offer despite threat of further industrial action in January
Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor
18, Dec, 2022 @10:38 AM
Cobra meeting to discuss plans for military staff to cover striking workers
Labour and former army head warn repeated use of armed forces may lead to burnout and soldiers quitting
Peter Walker and Dan Sabbagh
11, Dec, 2022 @10:30 PM
Dowden paid £8,398 fee by firm of Kwarteng mini-budget party host
Payment for ‘policy advice’ came from company of hedge fund manager who organised September champagne reception
Rowena Mason Whitehall editor
28, Nov, 2022 @4:56 PM
Rishi Sunak under pressure over Gavin Williamson texts
PM said to have been informed of the complaint against Williamson before giving him a cabinet role
Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor
06, Nov, 2022 @6:43 PM
Plans in place to deal with strike action by UK’s nurses, government says
Oliver Dowden says Department of Health has ‘well-oiled contingencies’ to manage impact of action
Hannah Devlin
06, Nov, 2022 @5:52 PM
Sunak vows to bring ‘integrity’ to No 10 but gambles by restoring Braverman
New PM pledges to fix ‘mistakes’ of predecessor but return of former home secretary alarms some MPs
Jessica Elgot, Aubrey Allegretti and Rowena Mason
25, Oct, 2022 @9:44 PM
Hunt and Cleverly keep jobs and Braverman back as home secretary in Sunak’s reshuffle
Dominic Raab appointed deputy PM and justice secretary with Jacob Rees-Mogg and Brandon Lewis among departures
Jessica Elgot, Pippa Crerar, Aubrey Allegretti and Rowena Mason
25, Oct, 2022 @5:12 PM
Huge margin of support gives Rishi Sunak a free hand in choosing cabinet
New prime minister likely to prioritise unity rather than loyalty in choosing ministers, with Hunt and Shapps expected to stay in place
Jessica Elgot, Rowena Mason, Peter Walker and Aubrey Allegretti
24, Oct, 2022 @9:20 PM
Liz Truss cabinet predictions: who could be in and who would lose out?
Analysis: Kwasi Kwarteng and Thérèse Coffey could be among the big winners if Truss becomes PM
Jessica Elgot Chief political correspondent
15, Aug, 2022 @2:00 PM
I quit! The art of writing the great resignation letter
Oliver Dowden’s wounded farewell note last week was full of the kind of passive aggression found in classics of the genre
Alex Clark
26, Jun, 2022 @7:00 AM
Boris Johnson admits byelection defeats ‘not brilliant’ as ex-Tory leader calls for resignation – as it happened
Latest updates: PM says he will ‘keep going’ after Labour wins Wakefield and Lib Dems take Tiverton and Honiton and party chair resigns
Geneva Abdul (now); and Andrew Sparrow (earlier)
24, Jun, 2022 @5:59 PM
Of course The Convict wouldn’t resign – that’s for little people like Dowden | John Crace
‘The way forward is not to focus on personalities,’ said the man whose whole career has been built on his personality
John Crace
24, Jun, 2022 @5:50 PM
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