Leadership

Select committee and ministers ask for citizens to be on the lookout for false information spread online

Matt Hancock issues instruction to ensure no “barrier or delay” to taking action in “extraordinary circumstances”

Cabinet secretary pays tribute to Cheshire as  "a great personal support and source of wise counsel" to senior colleagues

McCallum, currently deputy director general of the Security Service, will take over from Sir Andrew Parker at the end of April

BEIS perm sec will move to become Cabinet Office perm sec as he takes on roles held by John Manzoni

Pocklington succeeds Melanie Dawes, who became Ofcom chief exec in February

The prime minister's letter will be sent to 30 million households, Number 10 said. Read it in full here

Comments come as PM’s top adviser Dominic Cummings self-isolates after developing symptoms

But HMRC and Border Force workers are still among the most stressed parts of the civil service, according to poll data

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People

Delayed results of sentiment poll paint broad picture of ongoing improvement

The UK government blazed a trail on digital innovation, but others are catching up fast and it would be all too easy to squander the advantage of earlier work