Brexit

Senior manager will develop data sharing tools and practices

Environment secretary set to stay on at department but report outlines scale of tasks ahead

PCS boss says members report lack of preparedness for cliff-edge exit from European Union in March

Talks on trade deal expected to be led by the Department for Exiting the European Union rather than the Department for International Trade

Fate of draft Brexit agreement in the balance after ministers resign

Full withdrawal agreement expected to be published today after cabinet meeting for ministers to review the plan

Treasury spending teams should be "more involved in challenging the benefits of projects", says auditor general

Institute for Government says department has to put officials’ accountability at the heart of new review

Concerns over statutory work as hundreds of civil servants are redeployed

Any move to add regulatory functions onto the work of departments would require assurances over the independence of oversight, says think tank

Public Accounts Committee points to rising fraud and error projections amid ‘daunting workload’

Jonanthan Jones flags progress with key indicators developed in conjunction with departments

Alan Evans joins HMRC at a "critical time for the department", says permanent secretary Jon Thompson

Sir David Wright appointed as chair designate, with Electoral Commission head Claire Bassett named as chief executive designate

More questions than answers for local government and devolution in a Budget that prioritised paving over short-term cracks rather than addressing long-term challenges, says Charlotte Morgan, a policy researcher at New Local Government Network

Some companies were paid nearly £500,000 for 'central EU exit consultancy'

Chancellor also announces additional funding for Universal Credit after growing pressure 

Trading on uncertified schedules after Brexit presents “a number of potential problems”,

But MPs hear department's confidence does not extend to no-deal Brexit preparations

How effective departments' contingency planning for no-deal will be 'remains to be seen', NAO says

Customs brokers are worried about whether they will be able to meet extra demand in a no-deal scenario

Report comes as prime minister prepares to tell MPs that 95% of EU withdrawal agreement is in place, but Irish border issue remains

Ensuring staff are equipped to deak with huge workload is also an 'anxiety', says Clare Moriarty 

Permanent secretary Jon Thompson shares the figures as senior officials tell committee they can’t guarantee no-deal would go smoothly