The Welsh secretary Jo Stevens should apologise for “politicising” civil servants in a post about the UK government’s Budget on the Wales Office’s X account, say the Conservatives. They complained to the cabinet secretary – the top civil servant at Westminster – after the post said the Budget “delivered for Wales for the first time in a generation”. The chief executive of the UK Government Communication Service agreed the post “could have been phrased better” and said he had spoken to the Wales Office. The Wales Office said the matter was discussed with its director to “ensure continued compliance with guidelines”. Official resources should not be used for party political purposes, under the Civil Service Code.
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