Brexit

How far are the massive changes brought on by Brexit accelerating the reversal of 1990s decentralisation, and will they usher in a more centralised machinery of government in the long term?

Transition agreement hailed as a breakthrough but IfG warns that issues, including resolving the Irish border, remain

Report comes as Brexit select committee warns that time is running out to conclude EU exit deal

Update of 2012 rules explicitly identifies new entities being created as part of the UK’s departure from the European Union

Commons committee calls for clarification on rules and processes that will allow frictionless border arrangements to continue

A flagship industrial policy has made government think afresh about how it should support the economy. But will the plan have the staying power to influence decisions in the years to come?

Ministerial talks also lead to hope of breakthrough on agreement on devolved powers as part of EU exit

Unprecedented report makes demands of six departments and calls for better oversight to ‘prevent policy from working at cross-purposes’

Cabinet Office has moved to win support from devolved governments for the EU Withdrawal Bill, but it may not be enough to repair trust

Inquiry finds relationship between senior officials and ministers has been further fractured by Brexit debate

Chancellor says if public finance improvement continues he could increase public spending from 2020

Total cost of government preparation for Brexit likely as high as £2bn in the current and next financial year, according to IfG analysis

MPs call for submissions on the Foreign Office’s capability to lead revamped foreign policy following Brexit as inquiry continues

Officials continue to serve the public interest despite DExEU’s Mr Lover Lover and a dodgy double act in the Commons

Devolved administration perm sec reveals talks as Cabinet Office outlines powers set to be initially retained in Whitehall after Brexit

Government “must not be naïve enough to assume that a verbal agreement to maintain the status quo constitutes a watertight guarantee” says select committee

Prospect calls on members to urge their MPs to sign EDM condemning attacks on public service

Government refutes Public Accounts Committee suggestion it is being reckless on potential for hard exit from EU

Prime minister will say that government is seeking “the broadest and deepest possible agreement” after the UK leaves the European Union

Former DIT permanent secretary calls for the Brexit debate to focus on the evidence, following personal criticism from international trade secretary Liam Fox

Jeremy Richardson explains how the British policy-making style has been steadily shifting away from governance and towards government, and why Brexit should usher in a return to the former

Former international trade permanent secretary Martin Donnelly to give speech undermining Brexit vision of Liam Fox 

Hundreds mourn the former Treasury solicitor described as “screamingly funny”, a pioneer and an inspirational leader