Perm sec’s letter to MPs details £321m in adjustments and £900m prisons-repair backlog

Team collaborates with MHCLG and charities for Royal Statistical Society prize-winning project

Secretary of state Amber Rudd pledges “fresh and honest” examination with medical and charity input

PCS says contractors' use of agency staff to cover industrial action may have broken the law

Respect in civil service is ‘earned and deserved’, cabinet secretary tells officials after ambassador’s resignation

Sir David Normington tells event that attacks on officials could be "passing phase" or "existential threat"

Resignation comes after Sir John Major says Darroch should not be "thrown to the wolves" for doing his job

Benefits agreed in £33m Eurotunnel settlement “little more than window dressing”, MPs say

Government climate change policies need "strong leadership and coordination at the centre", Committee on Climate Change says

Committee says department is displaying "a distressing pattern" of ignoring calls to test the managed migration process before pilots

Annual report also details declining spending on consultants and temporary staff

Industrial action will be the latest in a series of strikes that have been backed by high-profile MPs