Economy

Home secretary also indicates that ONS will set out plan to improve government’s use of administrative data next month

Crawford Falconer, who starts at the Department for International Trade this week, says new trade arrangements will “improve the global prospects for political openness and stability”.

Union warns of further strikes as number of expected redundancies rises to 800

Backlash over advert for Tees Valley-focused role that “can require occasional trips” up north

New owner Macquarie has changed GIB’s name to overcome regulatory barriers to overseas investments

Think tank says that customs deal with the EU may not fully replicate exiting trade arrangements

If Whitehall pushes ahead with plans to move civil servants around the country, it must conduct proper impact evaluations

Jobcentre workers begin two-week strike over controversial closure plans

Centre for Cities warns against overplaying benefits of moving public sector jobs out of London

Agreement will also see civil servants from several other departments relocate to the new office

Department begins recruiting for post-Brexit arm’s length body

Infrastructure and Projects Authority says number of "at risk" schemes has dropped from 44 in 2016 to 38 this year 

After a career at the top of industry, Tony Meggs joined the civil service to lead Whitehall’s work on project management. He speaks to Richard Johnstone about improving delivery across government and his ambitions for the profession

Warning as Brexit pressures massively increase scale and complexity of  £157m plan to replace "ageing technology"

National Audit Office says pioneer areas require ongoing support and scrutiny, while regeneration role may expand

Commission urges focus on investment away from London and the South East, but warns of “dilution” of know-how witnessed by civil service departments

Former No. 10 policy adviser Daniel Korski tells Sam Trendall about his plans to create an armada of UK tech players to compete with the best California has to offer – and why he needed to leave Whitehall to do so

Study finds Whitehall is the world’s most effective civil service for generating policy, but falls down ranking in areas like financial management and digital services

As the new apprenticeships system gets into full swing, Suzannah Brecknell meets Peter Lauener, the man charged with setting up the institute which will put employers front and centre

Plan would have formed part of government drive to encourage a cashless society

Institute for Government says High Speed 1 rail link and Thames Tideway tunnel are among projects where government may have made the wrong investment decision

National Audit Office says department did not look carefully enough at other ways to fund new nuclear plant

Transport secretary Chris Grayling insists services are improving and some recommendations are already being implemented