Foreign Affairs

Report comes amid renewed speculation about possible merger with the Foreign Office after appointment of joint ministerial team

Appointees will aim to increase trade between the UK and South Asia, China and Hong Kong and Europe

Personnel change comes after former chief exec leaves to join police watchdog

Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration must have "unquestionable integrity"

Government says scientific advice showed placing restrictions at the border earlier in the pandemic would not have had a significant impact on virus spread

Claire Bassett resigns while the post-Brexit trade body is still in shadow form

Shannon Kerrigan of Leidos makes the case for a more integrated approach to delivering "the frictionless border of the future"

Perm sec admits pay "opportunity cost" may be a concern for senior Foreign Office staff

A much-anticipated takeover by the Foreign Office of the Department for International Development has yet to materialise – but the appointment of an entirely joint ministerial team has sparked curiosity and concern. Beckie Smith speaks to those in the know about what it could mean

Colin Talbot speaks to professors Mete Yildiz and Zafer Sahin about how the Turkish government is responding to Covid-19, as it tries to “keep the economic wheels turning” despite the pandemic

Plans for 2020-21 published as chief inspector says inspections will be balanced with "not over-burdening the Home Office" at an "extremely challenging time"

How has Australia reacted to the Covid-19 pandemic? Colin Talbot speaks to Australian academics Janine O'Flynn and Helen Dickinson about how the country's unique government system has impacted responses to the virus