Gus O’Donnell

  • 21 Dec 2011

    GO’D predicts coalition will last until 2015

    Sir Gus O’Donnell, who retires on new year’s eve after six and a half years as Cabinet secretary, says he expects the coalition to last the course, a full five years.

  • 16 Nov 2011

    Ministers failing to figure out new Stats Watchdog

    Boris Johnson today called Sir Michael Scholar, the Chairman of the UK Statistics Authority, a “Labour stooge”.  Last month Scholar, who runs the government’s watchdog on the integrity of official statistics, accused the Mayor of London of giving misleading figures to the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee.   Poor Sir Michael.  He would actually…

  • 12 Oct 2011

    What should we read into Gus O’Donnell’s investigation role?

    If a startling fact comes to light it will be on the PM’s desk pronto and Liam Fox’s mobile will be lighting up.

  • 11 Oct 2011

    Werritty – more help to give?

    Sources close to Dr Fox were suggesting last night that Mr Werritty would be making available his bank statements to show his income sources. I understand that hasn’t happened yet and that no hard paper evidence was handed over for inspection. Mr Werrity gave an oral account of how he earned his living.

  • 11 Oct 2011

    First class accusations against Werritty

    Adam Werritty has been quizzed by senior officials (not sure if that is actually Sir Gus O’Donnell – suspect not) about whether he profited from getting corporate access to Liam Fox – we wait to hear Mr Werritty’s response, reports political editor Gary Gibbon.

  • 11 Oct 2011

    Another red as cabinet secretary

    The announcement that Sir Gus O’Donnell’s is retiring as Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service at the end of this year comes as no surprise reports political correspondent Michael Crick

  • 3 May 2010

    When to sleep with the enemy?

    With a hung parliament looming, the parties are having to consider what they will have to trim in order to be part of a minority government, blogs Gary Gibbon.