Brexit

Home Affairs Committee report slams "completely unconvincing" Home Office plans to appoint just 300 new border staff

FCO wants a greater share of the UK aid budget and a stronger role leading foreign policy, officials tell MPs

If the UK’s negotiations to leave the European Union are at risk of bombing, it is down to the political uncertainty, not officials working in difficult circumstances

Post-Brexit Britain “could lose its research edge” unless departments step up, say public spending watchdogs

Cabinet Office minister Caroline Nokes says Government Digital Service has "come of age", and insists she has never met an obstructive civil servant

PAC report says tax agency doesn’t yet have money to upgrade customs service and develop contingency option in case of delays

Amyas Morse tells MPs that ministerial directions are too rare and departments must re-prioritise ahead of Brexit

If government has to give a running commentary on the Brexit talks, then the negotiations will suffer. Sometimes secrecy can be in the national interest

Theo Rycroft also plays down significance of Oliver Robbins’ move to Cabinet Office

Foreign Office insists higher wage bill reflects an increase in staff numbers as well as the impact of currency fluctuation

UK’s chief negotiator tells MPs department is in ‘good homework mode’ as Liam Fox confirms 734 new hires since February

David Davis says departments are preparing 300 Brexit-related programmes to be implemented with or without a deal

DExEU confirms that 58 impact studies have been produced for sectors ranging from agriculture  to tourism, but refuses to publish them

Political climate makes further departmental spending cuts or higher taxes unlikely, report argues

Electronics and telecommunications expert Dr Mike Short named to post after six-month search

Former ambassador to EU warns MPs the UK faces talent and data imbalance against backdrop of Article 50 process

HMRC chief says the organisation will present a ‘reprioritisation’ plan to ministers next year, and plans to hire more staff as Brexit workload increases

Ministry of Justice perm sec and other top officials from justice and health admit staff cuts have contributed to record high suicide rate in prisons

Tax authority announces recruitment for top tax post will be limited to existing civil servants

Many public bodies are concerned about the impact Brexit could have on them, with possible funding changes, staffing issues and uncertainty over future standards. Susanna Smith of the Public Chairs’ Forum explains what they can do to reduce the risk.

Institute for Government report says universal pay hike could exacerbate Tories’ political woes amid £10bn spending hole

Transition chief tells MPs the department’s “pioneering” work in digital will help boost the low number of British exporters

Home secretary Amber Rudd said department is ‘tooling up’ with extra staff but real capacity will be created by new online system

It is time for government to acknowledge why the desired outcomes for public services are not being delivered. But this will require challenging Whitehall’s survivors