Foreign Affairs

Incoming chair pledges to "partner more effectively with private sector suppliers" at defence buying body

£300m spending cap accounts for possible frequency of “disruption events”, including border delays

Foreign Office is told not to "pick and choose" which leaks to investigate

Johnson promises “better infrastructure, better education, more police” and better broadband in acceptance speech

Re-advertised role pared down from 100 days a year to 50 in second cycle

“The fundamental thing is the culture of integrity and loyalty of the people who see this stuff," ex-US ambassador Sir Peter Westmacott says

Trade secretary Liam Fox says he hopes trainees "will be able to enjoy their whole career at DIT"

Bernard Jenkin highlights the way Margaret Thatcher worked with the civil service to implement major policy changes as example for incoming PM

Respect in civil service is ‘earned and deserved’, cabinet secretary tells officials after ambassador’s resignation

 Trump's petulant and quasi-hysterical reaction has served only to prove the Darroch hypothesis

Resignation comes after Sir John Major says Darroch should not be "thrown to the wolves" for doing his job

Foreign Office permanent secretary says probe will be government-wide as emails had a "very wide" readership in Whitehall