Foreign Affairs

MPs reject offer of private briefings and call on home secretary and new perm sec to appear at virtual evidence session

PM tells MPs government has “scaled back” work on integrated review as resources are diverted to tackle the coronavirus response

In the first of a new series exploring how governments across the world are responding to the covid-19 pandemic, Professor Colin Talbot talks to Clay Westcott, president of the International Public Managment Network, about the best way to make an impact with testing, and how the virus is affecting developing countries in unexpected ways

Move comes as event venue is turned into a temporary hospital as part of Covid-19 response

As part of Civil Service World’s Digital Transformation special edition, we asked sector experts to share their insight on how a broad range of near-term advances in technology will transform the way public services are delivered.

FCO to return flights where commercial airlines are no longer operating, says Raab

McCallum, currently deputy director general of the Security Service, will take over from Sir Andrew Parker at the end of April

“The world quite literally has changed and I think you have to adapt,” Simon Fraser says.

First refusals on eligibility grounds announced, but some applications were “under consideration for several months”

Economics professor will lead advisory group as it produces ‘shortage occupation list’ for post-Brexit immigration system

“I could not have asked for better, more committed colleagues," Moriarty says in statement

Move comes after reports that procurement in ministry was a key plank of Dominic Cummings’s reform plan for the civil service

Unit's involvement announced as Boris Johnson chairs COBRA meeting to plan next steps

The UK’s security exports are booming, and DIT’s Defence and Security Organisation is helping businesses present a united front when competing for international trade. Deputy director Tracy Buckingham for security and cyber security tells all

The UK government should look west for ideas on fostering security innovation from the tech sector, says Alexis Long

Breakdown of talks would lead to increased customs checks, policy paper says

Department to phase out physical immigration documents, despite warnings that digital-only EU settlement scheme has "parallels with Windrush"

Integrated review will "go beyond the parameters of a traditional review", No.10 says

David Normington reflects on Patel v Rutnam stand-off amid reports department faces institutional racism allegations in draft Windrush review

NAO says department ‘faces delivery and coordination challenges’ when it relies on others deliver public services

Policy proposals unveiled today include no visa route for "low-skilled" workers

David Frost says the UK will not extend the transition period beyond the end of December as “at that point we recover our political and economic independence in full”

Passport office not told when right of abode applicants were 'known or suspected to have used deception', inspector says