Foreign Affairs

White paper expected later this year to set out details of plan to end free movement of people once the UK leaves the European Union

Public Accounts Committee warns of ‘unfit for purpose’ infrastructure and Brexit risks

Parliamentary committee calls for detailed breakdown on £18bn annual-cost-to-business figure as Chequers Plan customs vision falters

In a special report looking at the Government Major Projects Portfolio, CSW brings you a snapshot of progress across four categories: infrastructure and construction, transformation and service delivery, information and communications technology, and military capability. This section looks at three MoD projects to boost military capability

The 2016 Chilcot Report exposed some of Whitehall’s biggest weaknesses – the silos and hierarchies that lead to bad decisions. Two years on, the officials who led the civil service response from the MoD, Cabinet Office and Foreign Office tell Tamsin Rutter what’s happened since then

Sir David Normington says move will be vital to keep tabs on unskilled migrant workers and blasts government’s current immigration targets

National Audit Office says decision to establish single provider has caused expensive backlogs and increased staff costs by 17%

Paparazzi shot hints at Whitehall’s ‘Operation Yellowhammer’ contingency planning

UK Space Agency allocated £92m in contingency cash following Brexit row with EU

Theresa May outlines plans as part of pre-Brexit trade mission

Brexit secretary says publication of no deal Brexit plans later this week will ‘make sure that we are prepared for all eventualities’

Apology comes after Windrush review calls for evidence including from Home Office staff of all grades

Airline complains of long waits despite 200 extra staff Home Office says were deployed to airport

Fears raised that UK-only passport lanes could increase costs of Home Office border security

The NCA’s Nina Cope tells Tamsin Rutter about the agency’s aim to break down barriers, and help cement its reputation at the “pinnacle of law enforcement”

Reports had indicated the army are also on standby to help distribute out medicines, food and fuel to vulnerable communities

Cost of protecting key communication link deemed prohibitive in 1990

Union and Labour call for government to disclose whether officials are being monitored for their political beliefs

National Archives files reveal that 1,420 Whitehall staff were monitored by security services

Select committee warns that an international development plan focused on trade alone could actively disadvantage the most marginalised groups

Matthew Rycroft has undertaken some challenging foreign policy roles in government, from helping end the war in Bosnia to facing down Russia in the UN security council. As he settles into his new role as permanent secretary of the Department for International Development he speaks to Richard Johnstone about the need for closer links with other departments, and the importance of showing what’s possible through the international aid budget

New Brexit secretary Dominic Raab defends White Paper on future relationship between UK and EU as “principled and practical”

Second Cabinet resignation in two days leads to questions over government’s Brexit approach only days after supposed agreement

Permanent secretary Antonia Romeo says department has appointed top team and will now focus on building capability. Tamsin Rutter reports on DIT’s next steps