Brexit

Cabinet secretary says row over lack of Whitehall planning for a Leave vote is an "odd debate" – and confirms that "thinking" on Brexit took place in the final 28-day push of the campaign

Department for Exiting the European Union has "quadrupled" in size over the past eight weeks, says Brexit secretary

"Open, international" hunt for a new official to lead the Brexit-focused trade department may not be plain sailing for the trade secretary, experts tell CSW

Martin Donnelly (pictured) will lead the new Department for International Trade for a transitional period, while former DECC perm sec Alex Chisholm takes on the expanded business department

The civil service can deliver the best outcome possible from exiting the EU, says the FDA union's general secretary – but only if it is given clear political direction as well as the required capability and capacity

The former head of UK Trade and Investment sits down for lunch with CSW's Matt Foster to talk Brexit fallout, life outside Whitehall – and why life begins at 60

Britain's former top civil servant argues that we must “push back” deadline for achieving budget surplus in light of post-referendum economic uncertainty

Chequers away-day comes amid reports of tension between some of the key government players on Britain's exit from the European Union

Defence of officials comes after pro-Brexit MP Steve Baker calls for a new law to make it easier to sack Europhile civil servants

Full details on the new leadership team at the DIT – as former UK Trade and Investments chief exec Andrew Cahn tells CSW that setting up a new department could have a "really serious frictional cost"

In eight years as a Labour minister and 22 as an MP, Nick Raynsford learned a thing or two about what works in government. He sits down with CSW’s Matt Foster to talk about his new book, "Substance Not Spin", Whitehall’s fear of letting go — and why his party must not become an “ineffective protest movement”

Permanent secretary of the Department for Exiting the European Union says the new organisation is "growing fast"

Catch up with all the latest appointments at the Department for Exiting the European Union as it begins to flesh out its senior management team – plus all the usual Whitehall moves

Downing Street sources cool on Boris Johnson and Liam Fox's tussle over departmental responsibility

Institute for Government says new select committee is likely to be almost three times the size of other watchdog panels, hampering its effectiveness

Treasury wants new director general to lead a "change management programme" at the ministry, prompted by Britain's vote to leave the EU

Exclusive: Unions seek to put brake on revised redundancy rules negotiations in wake of EU referendum

People “ought to be given an opportunity to think again” about the vote for Brexit, says Conservative peer Baroness Wheatcroft

Pessimism about EU referendum fallout “particularly high” among public sector workers, finds the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

Institute for Government says Department for International Trade's remit is at odds with comments from new prime minister Theresa May

Prejudice and discrimination can rise at a time of heightened insecurity, says Dr Marc Verlot of the Equality and Human Rights Commission – and it's not just the job of the police to tackle it

Vicky Pryce, former joint head of the Government Economic Service, tells Sam Macrory why, despite the tumultuous times ahead, she would welcome a return to Whitehall…and not only to increase the number of senior women by one

A lack of planning, a breakdown of cabinet government, the sidelining of civil service advice – the parallels between the Iraq debacle and the aftermath of the Brexit vote are striking, argues Sue Cameron

Major speech by the head of the public spending watchdog warns ministers to stop asking the civil service to run on "perpetual overload"