Sir Nigel Sheinwald interview: The UK's former EU ambassador on the 'massive political and legislative task' of making Brexit work for Britain
21 Jul 2016 Brexit
Sir Nigel Sheinwald interview: The UK's former EU ambassador on the "massive political and legislative task" of making Brexit work for Britain

Britain's new prime minister Theresa May has vowed to "make a success" of Britain's historic decision to quit the European Union. But as Sir Nigel Sheinwald – the UK's former permanent representative to the European Union – tells Sam Macrory, that will no easy task
Brexit: ban on civil service planning was 'gross negligence', say MPs
20 Jul 2016 Brexit
Brexit: ban on civil service planning was "gross negligence", say MPs

Foreign Affairs Committee lays into decision not to let departments plan for a vote to leave the European Union – and warns that the new Brexit department must not deprive the Foreign Office of resources
Matt Hancock gets a new job — and faces calls for digital clarity in wake of Brexit vote
18 Jul 2016 Brexit
Matt Hancock gets a new job — and faces calls for digital clarity in wake of Brexit vote

Former minister for the Cabinet Office takes on the digital and culture brief in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Department for Exiting the European Union has forty staff — with view to taking on a “couple of hundred”
18 Jul 2016 Brexit
Department for Exiting the European Union has forty staff — with view to taking on a “couple of hundred”

Brexit secretary David Davis says "the most brilliant people in Whitehall" are looking to work for his new department
Brexit: MPs launch inquiry into Whitehall’s lack of contingency planning
18 Jul 2016 Brexit
Brexit: MPs launch inquiry into Whitehall’s lack of contingency planning

“The civil service has to be free to make whatever preparations it considers necessary and it should not be constrained by instructions from the government," says Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee chairman Bernard Jenkin
Theresa May's higher education shake-up makes BIS Sheffield closure look 'perverse' – former BIS adviser
15 Jul 2016 Brexit
Theresa May's higher education shake-up makes BIS Sheffield closure look "perverse" – former BIS adviser

Former special adviser to universities minister David Willetts says moving higher education policy to the Department for Education creates an "extra layer of uncertainty" at a time when institutional memory is needed
There’s a global shortage of trade negotiators – but here’s how Whitehall can get the team it needs for Brexit
15 Jul 2016 Brexit
There’s a global shortage of trade negotiators – but here’s how Whitehall can get the team it needs for Brexit

Negotiating fresh trade deals in the wake of Britain's departure from the European Union will be a mammoth task – and the civil service must step up its efforts to assemble the right team of experts for the job, says headhunter David Archer
Former Brexit minister Oliver Letwin: UK has no trade negotiators
15 Jul 2016 Brexit
Former Brexit minister Oliver Letwin: UK has no trade negotiators

Ex-Cabinet Office minister defends lack of contingency planning – but acknowledges dearth of trade deal expertise
Former UK Trade and Investment chief warns over “complete remodelling” of Whitehall
15 Jul 2016 Brexit
Former UK Trade and Investment chief warns over “complete remodelling” of Whitehall

Sir Andrew Cahn says seismic shifts in departmental structures risk significantly delaying crucial post-EU referendum policy work.
New Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy swallows up DECC and BIS — full details and reaction
14 Jul 2016 Brexit
New Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy swallows up DECC and BIS — full details and reaction

The new prime minister Theresa May has triggered a major overhaul of Whitehall. CSW has full the details on what the merger of the energy and business departments will mean for staff and policy
Theresa May's Whitehall reorganisation - live coverage
14 Jul 2016 Brexit
Theresa May's Whitehall reorganisation - live coverage

Folow all the latest developments as new prime minister Theresa May initiates what looks set to be a major reorganisation of Whitehall departments
Theresa May's shake-up doesn't mean Foreign Office being sidelined, says former perm sec Sir Simon Fraser
14 Jul 2016 Brexit
Theresa May's shake-up doesn't mean Foreign Office being sidelined, says former perm sec Sir Simon Fraser

Former FCO chief insists old department will be "absolutely at the heart of" new prime minister's task of quitting the European Union