Brexit

Interim secretariat of 16 civil servants won't fulfil all of planned regulator's functions, environment secretary tells MPs

New pharmaceutical regulator chief must oversee industry's post-Brexit transition 

Confidential document warns no-deal "structure will quickly fall if too many decisions are unnecessarily escalated to the top levels"

Report shows numbers of arm's-length bodies remained fairly stable in 2017-18 despite falling in previous years

Eight-hundred staff on the move, hundreds of millions in wage costs and holiday bans – how the civil service is preparing for Brexit day

The steady rise in civil servants continues, with growth concentrated in departments with the highest Brexit workloads

Request comes after MPs rejected May's withdrawal agreement for the second time last week

Whitehall’s biggest union urges members to capitalise on government disarray in pending strike ballot

Revised public value framework will underline Spending Review focus on value for money, Hammond said in his Spring Statement

Plan would waive Northern Ireland border checks and slash tariffs if the UK leaves the EU without a deal

Following late night meetings in Strasbourg, prime minister says the government has strengthened agreement to make clear the UK can’t remain in Irish backstop indefinitely

West Midlands, North East and London get document-scanning boost as settled status scheme prepares for full rollout at the end of this month

The unnamed civil servant setting out their Brexit views should resign to pursue their political ambitions in the open, says former Home Office and DWP perm sec

European scrutiny committee report flags problems in coordinating policy between DExEU and Cabinet Office

Devolved administration perm sec requests oversight from Michael Gove's proposed Office for Environmental Protection

Institute for Government urges cabinet secretary Mark Sedwill consider creating separate immigration department

Defra perm sec takes on top role at DExEU after warning last year that Brexit “keeps me awake at night”

“No mitigation available for the severe consequences of a no-deal outcome,” says David Sterling

Lords urge Home Office to widen promotion and ensure EU citizens have physical documentation of status

Brexit department highlights use of fast streamers as among the reasons why over 500 civil servants have left the Department of Exiting the EU since its creation in July 2016

Ex-government lawyer says government would have to have cleared “a very high bar in court” to defend no-deal Brexit ferry procurement

Nick Hewer hosted show “an excellent way to engage with current and potential exporters”, insists department

Cabinet secretary says government will boost messages to urge businesses and citizens to prepare for possible no-deal EU exit next month

Department ramps up number of locations offering support with applications to about 150 – although Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland are comparatively poorly served