Post from official civil service account appeared to criticise Johnson and Cummings...
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Government plans to expunge Huawei from 5G network by 2023, reports claim
Prime minister plans to backtrack on previous decision to allow Chinese giant to play a role in next-generation telecoms...
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NHS collates data from symptom-tracker apps
NHSX works with jHub to gather and analyse information collected by third-party software...
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Rights groups question whether plans for NHS data store are ‘appropriate, lawful and just’
Signatories including Liberty and Open Knowledge Foundation call for greater transparency...
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Home Office tells staff working from home may be required for another year
Department will shortly issue guidance on support with buying tech...
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MoD goes straight to Microsoft for first-of-its-kind £20m Azure deal
Department says it was necessary to skip competitive process and award contract – which includes early access to Microsoft products – directly to vendor...
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Rees-Mogg presses on with plan to end virtual parliament on 1 June
Commons leader reiterates his intention that MPs should return within two weeks, despite cross-party criticism...
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Cambridge University suspends all face-to-face lectures until summer 2021
Institution declares that lectures will be provided in online-only form...
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‘We need your data’ – how the ONS is mobilising the power of information in the fight against coronavirus
As the UK enters its ninth week of lockdown, interim deputy national statistician Frankie Kay calls for organisations to bring their data together to address the nation’s challenges...
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MPs and peers call for urgent data-protection law for contact-tracing app
The Joint Committee on Human Rights has drafted a bill designed to ensure users’ data is not misused...
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