Leadership

Newly-released papers reveal that Butler asked PM John Major to defend civil service from then Labour leader’s attacks

Select committee calls for the UK government to agree updated devolution rules to avoid a further breakdown in relations after Brexit

Cost of protecting key communication link deemed prohibitive in 1990

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

Introduction of 21 privately run companies in 2014 have faced “significant challenges” says justice secretary David Gauke

The annual awards ceremony celebrating diversity work across government will take place in October

The UK has slipped from first to fourth place in the global digital government rankings published biennially by the United Nations

Economic and Domestic Secretariat DG appointed second perm sec following departure of Wilkinson for national security role

Olly Robbins confirms cross-government talks between the EU and departments including the Treasury, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and the Department for International Trade

Public Accounts Committee says need to embed procurement best practice across civil service is crucial following Carillion collapse

The prime minister’s approach to her Cabinet and Cabinet committees is, crudely, a premiership of two halves. The IfG’s Gavin Freeguard analyses her tactics

Bonus for prime minister’s Brexit adviser Oliver Robbins singled out for ire from Brexiteer MPs