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David Frost says the UK will not extend the transition period beyond the end of December as “at that point we recover our political and economic independence in full”

EU negotiator says that without transition extension, deal by December 2020 would cover ‘minimum necessary for the economy and security’

Education funding pledge comes after figures reveal teacher training shortfall

Department ‘disappointed’ after advertising watchdog upholds complaints about benefit reform package

Report commissioned by the department says civil servants were ‘rightly appalled by what happened’ but this was ‘often juxtaposed with a self-justification’