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