Economy

Minister Greg Hands reveals Berkshire county town as HQ for Trade Remedies Authority

MPs urge Defra to admit it has an unmanageable workload and accuse DIT of lacking the capacity to do new trade deals

Plan for 2018-19 to focus on four themes, including creating a strong, new relationship with Europe after Brexit

Department points to £185m extra Brexit funding after PAC criticises its lack of preparation

MPs criticise department for not knowing where to spend £7bn pump-priming cashpot

Public spending watchdog supports reasoning behind £35-39bn projection but warns "relatively small changes" could push cost outside the range

House of Lords motion wins backing from all living ex-Cabinet secretaries and former FCO leaders

Lords committee urges government to review procurement rules and develop a national AI strategy

Jon Thompson updates MPs on Customs Declaration Services programme and decisions to scrap some work in favour of Brexit projects

Three months after the collapse of Carillion, organisation says outsourcing firms’ operating models require greater scrutiny

Think-tank says business rates retention schemes will reduce central government’s financial flexibility and may not provide valuable insight

Perm sec Antonia Romeo lauds department’s ability to “highest-calibre talent” after recruiting John Mahon