Prime minister tells civil service to make no-deal planning 'top priority'
12 Aug 2019 Brexit
Prime minister tells civil service to make no-deal planning 'top priority'

Civil servants told to 'communicate clearly with the British people about what our plans for taking back control mean'
Johnson pledges fast-track visas for 'brightest and best' amid top scientists' no-deal warnings
09 Aug 2019 Brexit
Johnson pledges fast-track visas for 'brightest and best' amid top scientists' no-deal warnings

Nobel prizewinners say no-deal Brexit will damage UK science despite Johnson pledge
Sedwill urged to block no-deal Brexit during election campaign due to purdah rules
09 Aug 2019 Brexit
Sedwill urged to block no-deal Brexit during election campaign due to purdah rules

Jeremy Corbyn says departure would contravene principle that government doesn’t implement policies in an election period where the opposition has a different view
Javid delays full Spending Review as Treasury pledges to keep 'borrowing under control'
09 Aug 2019 Brexit
Javid delays full Spending Review as Treasury pledges to keep 'borrowing under control'

Treasury announcement shows departments could be expected to make further cuts
No-deal Brexit is now Boris Johnson's 'central scenario', Brussels told
06 Aug 2019 Brexit
No-deal Brexit is now Boris Johnson's 'central scenario', Brussels told

Prime minister's spokesperson insists ‘the UK will be leaving the EU on October 31 whatever the circumstances’
HMRC begins prep for major cloud move
06 Aug 2019 Brexit
HMRC begins prep for major cloud move

Department tasks digital transformation specialist with helping prepare the way for use of AWS and Azure
2,000 civil servants moving departments for Brexit roles – report
05 Aug 2019 Brexit
2,000 civil servants moving departments for Brexit roles – report

Latest staff moves come as government ramps up preparation for no deal
Alison Pritchard appointed GDS boss
05 Aug 2019 Brexit
Alison Pritchard appointed GDS boss

Organisation’s Brexit head takes top job
Department for International Trade confirms go-ahead for freeports
02 Aug 2019 Brexit
Department for International Trade confirms go-ahead for freeports

International trade secretary Liz Truss names panel of advisers to consider location for up to 10 tax-free ports
Leaks reveal no-deal Brexit food shortages warning and concerns Whitehall less ready than in March
02 Aug 2019 Brexit
Leaks reveal no-deal Brexit food shortages warning and concerns Whitehall less ready than in March

'Consumer panic', disrupted supply of medicines and rise in organised crime also among no-deal risks, internal documents say
Treasury makes £2.1bn available as no-deal Brexit prep accelerates
01 Aug 2019 Brexit
Treasury makes £2.1bn available as no-deal Brexit prep accelerates

Sajid Javid opens spending taps to boost border and customs operations, medical supplies and public information in no-deal Brexit
‘Officials are far from starry-eyed about Europe’ – what new Brexit sherpa David Frost thinks
31 Jul 2019 Brexit
‘Officials are far from starry-eyed about Europe’ – what new Brexit sherpa David Frost thinks

Former ambassador David Frost has been named prime minister Boris Johnson’s incoming Europe adviser and is likely to take over from civil servant Olly Robbins as the government’s chief negotiator for exiting the European Union. CSW’s colleagues in Dods Monitoring took a look at what he thinks of Brexit talks so far