DExEU civil servant ‘leaves Whitehall to work for Labour’
30 May 2018 Brexit
DExEU civil servant ‘leaves Whitehall to work for Labour’

Mike Hatchett to return to work for Jeremy Corbyn less than a year after leaving Labour to work for government on Brexit
DfT becomes fourth department to ask for ministerial direction on Brexit spend
29 May 2018 Brexit
DfT becomes fourth department to ask for ministerial direction on Brexit spend

Perm sec Bernadette Kelly sought direction from transport secretary Chris Grayling over funds for new road haulage and trailer registration systems
Foreign Office ‘must regain Whitehall power on Brexit, trade and foreign aid’
29 May 2018 Brexit
Foreign Office ‘must regain Whitehall power on Brexit, trade and foreign aid’

Foreign Affairs Committee chair calls for a “revolution at the heart of government” to fix siloed foreign policy
Policy vacuum means customs union will continue after 2020, MPs warn
25 May 2018 Brexit
Policy vacuum means customs union will continue after 2020, MPs warn

Brexit select committee says nation is cruising towards default ongoing membership post 2020
HMRC chief: Brexiteer customs plan could cost UK firms £20bn a year
24 May 2018 Brexit
HMRC chief: Brexiteer customs plan could cost UK firms £20bn a year

Jon Thompson says prime minister’s preferred customs partnership option could be cost neutral but take five years to set up
Government to table fresh Brexit customs proposals in bid to break Irish deadlock
18 May 2018 Brexit
Government to table fresh Brexit customs proposals in bid to break Irish deadlock

Theresa May is to publish fresh proposals for avoiding a hard border in Ireland in a last-ditch attempt to break the Brexit deadlock
Home Office deported 63 Windrush citizens, Sajid Javid admits
16 May 2018 Brexit
Home Office deported 63 Windrush citizens, Sajid Javid admits

Home secretary tells MPs that number could rise and does not rule out possibility of future restructure of department
Scottish Parliament poised to reject EU Withdrawal Bill amid devolution row
15 May 2018 Brexit
Scottish Parliament poised to reject EU Withdrawal Bill amid devolution row

Talks between UK and Scottish governments have been unable to reach agreement on who will be given powers returning from Brussels
DIT to locate new trade watchdog in Reading
10 May 2018 Brexit
DIT to locate new trade watchdog in Reading

Minister Greg Hands reveals Berkshire county town as HQ for Trade Remedies Authority
FDA chief warns of ‘systematic and deliberate undermining’ of civil service impartiality
10 May 2018 Brexit
FDA chief warns of ‘systematic and deliberate undermining’ of civil service impartiality

Dave Penman tells union conference conspiracy claims from both ends of political spectrum are a threat to the fabric of Whitehall
Department for International Trade ‘to make job cuts in the low hundreds’ – report
08 May 2018 Brexit
Department for International Trade ‘to make job cuts in the low hundreds’ – report

Recruitment of trade negotiators leaves department needing to cut overseas trade promotion posts
Report warns departments face ‘impossible’ Brexit challenges
04 May 2018 Brexit
Report warns departments face ‘impossible’ Brexit challenges

MPs urge Defra to admit it has an unmanageable workload and accuse DIT of lacking the capacity to do new trade deals