Foreign Affairs

New director Lisa Osofsky insists plan to fold SFO into National Crime Agency has been dropped

International Development Committee warns of risk to transparency and poverty-reduction focus as other departments increase their stake in humanitarian aid

A special economic zone could be introduced across island’s 310-mile frontier after UK leaves the EU

PACAC expresses confidence in Sir Jeremy Heywood’s commitment to effective decision-making, but says now is the time to introduce safeguards

Construction of the new submarines to maintain the UK’s nuclear deterrent is the latest major government scheme to be undertaken by a dedicated project delivery company. Richard Johnstone looks at how they work. Photography by Paul Heartfield

New arrangements breach normal 21-day rule for Statutory Instruments coming into effect

Foreign Affairs Committee chair calls for a “revolution at the heart of government” to fix siloed foreign policy

Jon Thompson says prime minister’s preferred customs partnership option could be cost neutral but take five years to set up

Government faces constant contradictions in public expectations – and nowhere more so than the Home Office. A more honest discussion might help us learn the lessons of Windrush

Parliamentary report calls for better intelligence sharing between departments and stronger political guidance for FCO and HMRC

After a career managing major projects and transforming the way we maintain our roads, Graham Dalton is making his mark at the DIO. He speaks to Jim Dunton about smarter partnerships, runway renovations, and dinghies

Theresa May is to publish fresh proposals for avoiding a hard border in Ireland in a last-ditch attempt to break the Brexit deadlock