Economy

Harlow Council planners approve blueprint for science campus

MPs slam department’s weak oversight after company made unauthorised redundancy payouts totalling £1.76m

You can’t take the politics out of big projects, but strengthening the National Infrastructure Commission and building the evidence base will lead to wiser decisions

Think-tank analysis identifies concessions on residency rights, a £39bn bill on the ‘never-never’, and hand-tying assurances on Northern Ireland in draft agreement

Senior officials past and present react to draft first-phase divorce agreement between UK and EU

 Public Accounts Committee criticises departments' “business as usual” assumption for 2019 and berates pace of pan-Whitehall Border Planning Group 

NAO report calls on the government to ensure regulatory reforms can improve student perceptions of value for money

Tax agency has signed a 25-year lease on London office for 3,800 staff

Infrastructure and Projects Authority says new team will be created to ensure costs and schedules of major schemes are achievable

NI Audit Office says government is not delivering value for money on its ageing and inefficient office estate

New directors general roles announced after DIT expands by 1,000 staff in a year

Two parliamentary reports highlight problems at Irish border and frustration at perceived Whitehall “power grab”