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Civil Servants Cancelled Taiwan Visit to Mollify China

The British Foreign Office has blocked former Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's plans to visit China next month because it could jeopardize her visit to China next month, according to a report. Tsai Ing-wen plans to step down as president of the Republic of China and Taiwan in May of this year and embark on a […]

Civil servants threaten ministers with legal action over Rwanda bill | Civil service

Civil servants are threatening ministers with legal action over concerns that implementing the government’s Rwanda deportation bill could put senior Home Office staff in breach of international law. The FDA trade union, which represents senior civil servants, said that complying with the minister’s request to ignore the emergency injunction barring Strasbourg’s deportation could also violate […]

UK Will Replace ‘Dogsbody’ Civil Servants with AI

The UK Cabinet Office is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) skills to reduce the size of the civil service and save billions of pounds in wage bills. In an address to reporters on Wednesday, Deputy Prime Minister and Cabinet Office Secretary Oliver Dowden announced plans to expand the use of AI to improve efficiency in all […]