Brexit

Britain's exit from the European Union will leave few areas of life in government untouched. Our Brexit section brings together the latest breaking news, in-depth analysis and thought-provoking opinion pieces as the civil service rises to the challenge of leaving the EU

20 Dec 2018 Brexit

Departments spending millions on Brexit consultants

Transparency data puts latest Cabinet Office and DExEU tally at £10m-plus and rising

19 Dec 2018 Brexit

Home Office to set out post-Brexit immigration plans

Home secretary Sajid Javid says plan for £30,000 earnings thresholds in post-Brexit migration system will be discussed further

19 Dec 2018 Brexit

Home Office, Defra and HMRC top latest Brexit funding allocations

Latest tranche of departmental cash takes total government spending on Brexit preparations to over £4bn.

18 Dec 2018 Brexit

Departments ‘to end all non-urgent work’ as government ramps up no-deal Brexit planning

Treasury allocations from £2bn no-deal fund for 2019-20 set to be agreed with departments

17 Dec 2018 Brexit

Sir Mark Sedwill reflects on becoming cabinet secretary, dealing with Brexit and the Brilliant Civil Service in action

With the end of 2018 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top civil servants to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2019 – and tell us who would turn on their town’s Christmas lights. Cabinet secretary Sir Mark Sedwill kicks off our Whitehall roundup