Foreign Affairs

Has the age of Twitter changed the Foreign Office – or just what we expect from documentaries? Sue Cameron considers the BBC’s recent exploration of the FCO

Public Accounts Committee questions Gareth Davies about his time as a board member when Haiti allegations emerged

Jonathan Slater urges staff to put themselves forward for “vital” roles

Home secretary Sajid Javid says plan for £30,000 earnings thresholds in post-Brexit migration system will be discussed further

Department looks to put 50-strong team on standby for Brexit-related crises

Brexit select committee also seeks continued scrutiny role following mooted machinery of government changes

The committee also warned that uncertainty about future border arrangements "will make it extremely challenging for the Home Office" to prepare for the future

HMRC, Defra and cross-departmental borders group urged to update MPs on contingency-planning work

The Home Office showed "little inclination to look seriously" at its resourcing for translating documents, David Bolt said.

DfID’s Fergus McBean won the Use of Evidence Award at this year’s Civil Service Awards through an innovative approach to inform cholera prevention in war-torn Yemen. He tells Naomi Larsson how the department did it

Greater awareness about the benefits of multilingualism would help boost crucial post-Brexit areas including international relations and trade, say researchers

Former Department for International Trade chief says there is no evidence of global deals being struck to rival current EU relationship