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Health department says ‘all large-scale operations’ experience similar challenges

PM steps in to stop chief science and medial officers from answering press questions on top adviser’s lockdown trips

Work and pension committee chair to follow up with No.10 after PM ‘clearly surprised to hear that people in this situation can’t claim Universal Credit or other benefits’

PM tells committee of senior MPs it is time to move on from row over adviser's possible lockdown breaches

System launched ahead of NHS app intended to help people find out if they have came into contact with anyone with Covid-19 symptoms

Tests of antiviral medication remdesivir to begin

Prime minister plans to backtrack on previous decision to allow Chinese giant to play a role in next-generation telecoms

Scientist speaks out as junior minister resigns over spad's lockdown breach

New guidelines to be published by governemnt as part of retail re-opening

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has already done a great deal of work implementing technology across its operations. But digital chief Alex Fiddes tells Sam Trendall it has even bigger ambitions

Cabinet Office minister says there will be “some limited additional process on goods arriving in Northern Ireland” under the Brexit deal

"The costs of government’s response are large and uncertain," public spending watchdog says

Government wants to appear like it takes workers' safety seriously "without actually doing anything about it", Clancy says

Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration must have "unquestionable integrity"

Chancellor predicts a "degree of long-term scarring" after coronavirus pandemic ends

How has local government reacted to the Covid-19 pandemic? Colin Talbot speaks to Donna Hall, honourary professor at University of Manchester and former local government chief executive, about the response across across England

Lack of tests among “most significant problems” in government's handling of the pandemic, Science and Technology Committee says

Mumdood Passa wins emerging leader award from The Whitehall and Industry Group for his work helping a small charity supporting pregnant women in Kenya

'The department knows it can’t go on like this,' says PAC chair

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People

"The value and performance of government contracts... is a matter of public interest," shadow Cabinet Office minister says

Successive prime ministers “failed to offer any significant protection” as officials came under attack, IfG says

Labour asks government why it is only planning to recruit 18,000 roles, saying as many as 50,000 may be needed