David Lidington to promise “a very big change” to EU withdrawal bill to placate devolved governments
26 Feb 2018 Brexit
David Lidington to promise “a very big change” to EU withdrawal bill to placate devolved governments

Cabinet Office minister to promise vast majority of powers returning from Brussels will start off in Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast – not Whitehall
Boris Johnson waived FCO fee for think tank launch against wishes of civil service ethics chief
23 Feb 2018 Brexit
Boris Johnson waived FCO fee for think tank launch against wishes of civil service ethics chief

Emails reveal Sue Gray was unhappy with foreign secretary’s decision to waive £6,000 room charge for Institute for Free Trade
Wolverhampton wants you: city targets civil service jobs boom
23 Feb 2018 Brexit
Wolverhampton wants you: city targets civil service jobs boom

Council to bankroll new office development in drive for share of Brexit-related quango expansion
Pro-Brexit ministers claim victory as Cabinet agrees compromise at Chequers meeting
23 Feb 2018 Brexit
Pro-Brexit ministers claim victory as Cabinet agrees compromise at Chequers meeting

Theresa May will set out her confirmed Brexit strategy next week following talks between top ministers and senior officials 
Department for International Trade dismisses as rumours Crawford Falconer ‘resignation threat’
22 Feb 2018 Brexit
Department for International Trade dismisses as rumours Crawford Falconer ‘resignation threat’

Report suggests UK’s top negotiator is increasingly frustrated at being sidelined in Brexit talks
Chisholm: one-third of BEIS Brexit recruits from outside civil service
22 Feb 2018 Brexit
Chisholm: one-third of BEIS Brexit recruits from outside civil service

Departmental perm sec reveals Brexit funding for 2018-19 has not yet been agreed with the Treasury
Whitehall leak: No 10 denies plans for ‘indefinite’ Brexit transition period
22 Feb 2018 Brexit
Whitehall leak: No 10 denies plans for ‘indefinite’ Brexit transition period

Government insists agreed transition will have an end date, ahead of a Brexit war Cabinet meeting in Chequers 
Karen Bradley: Westminster has ‘no choice’ but to impose Northern Ireland budget
21 Feb 2018 Brexit
Karen Bradley: Westminster has ‘no choice’ but to impose Northern Ireland budget

Northern Ireland secretary responds to calls from DUP leader Arlene Foster to intervene in absence of devolved government 
Damian Green rejects civil service ‘conspiracy theories’ – and says some ministers don’t like evidence
21 Feb 2018 Brexit
Damian Green rejects civil service ‘conspiracy theories’ – and says some ministers don’t like evidence

Sacked first secretary of state calls for publication of Brexit analysis as more MPs accuse the Treasury of blocking leave plans
Defra must invest in IT to minimise ‘inevitable friction’ to food trade after Brexit, MPs warn
20 Feb 2018 Brexit
Defra must invest in IT to minimise ‘inevitable friction’ to food trade after Brexit, MPs warn

Environment select committee calls on department to analyse impact of Brexit on agriculture and introduce fund for UK farmers
Sir Mark Walport calls for more scientists to work in policymaking roles
19 Feb 2018 Brexit
Sir Mark Walport calls for more scientists to work in policymaking roles

Former chief scientific adviser to government has warned tough post-Brexit migration rules could hamper scientific research
A Brexit boom for the civil service? Former cabinet secretaries offer reasons for Whitehall to take heart
16 Feb 2018 Brexit
A Brexit boom for the civil service? Former cabinet secretaries offer reasons for Whitehall to take heart

Cabinet secretaries hold the fort in times of crisis and have seen splits over Europe come and go. Here’s why one of them thinks Brexit will be a civil service renaissance