Economy

Ex-government lawyer says government would have to have cleared “a very high bar in court” to defend no-deal Brexit ferry procurement

Tax agency declares city base structurally complete and ready for fit-out

Tax agency says only 17% of businesses have vital trading registration for no-deal Brexit 

Formal reform plan published as Serco chief says outsourcer has recovered from “dark night of the soul”

Defra’s Clare Moriarty and DfT’s Bernadette Kelly update MPs on Brexit staffing plans for frontline departments

Select committee report has also questioned the chancellor's assertion that "austerity is coming to an end"

Former head of the home civil service and ex-cabinet secretary say nation is simply not ready for 29 March Brexit

Watchdog says department needs to up its game to hit Theresa May's 300,000 new-homes-a-year target

Department kicks off a year of celebrations to mark 100 years since its creation

Updated no-deal planning sets out temporary period where border checks could be lifted from next month

Details of planned support package published by business secretary Greg Clark after firm reverses pledge to manufacture new model at Sunderland plant

Committee raises alarm over loss of European Investment Bank funding stream