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Boris Johnson had been working to a "stripped-back diary" after contracting Covid-19

Downing Street strengthens messaging as Boris Johnson closes shops and tells people to stay at home

Plans to merge the Treasury and No.10 teams of political advisers have led to questions about where power lies in the centre of government. Richard Johnstone seeks answers

FDA union says divorcing spads from ministers means the role essentially becomes a policy adviser recruited outside impartiality rules

Kwarteng said vetting processes should be "much more severe" following Sabisky scandal

Labour confirms Corbyn has requested talks as Johnson fails to call election for second time

Despite its relatively compact proportions, No. 10 Downing Street packs a hefty historical punch. Sue Cameron peruses the pages of researcher-in-residence Jack Brown’s new book

One year after the snap election which led to major changes Theresa May’s team, Kevin Schofield and Sebastian Whale talk to No 10 insiders, ministers and backbench Tories to find out more about the political team behind Britain’s most famous black door

Caroline Slocock depicts a more human Margaret Thatcher, writes Sue Cameron

Move of civil service’s chief Brexit negotiator to the Cabinet Office will require new structures to be established with “time at a premium”, says IfG.

Philip Rycroft, the second permanent secretary at DExEU, will take up top post following Robbins's move to Cabinet Office

With the end of 2016 fast approaching, we asked the UK's top officials to look back at the year, outline their goals for 2017 – and shed some light on their festive favourites. Mark Sedwill, permanent secretary at the Home Office takes part in our annual perm secs round-up...

"The usual process for leaks is being followed," says Number 10

Number 10 says pay rises reflect "change in scale and scope of the range of responsibilities going from coalition to single party government" – as Labour, the Liberal Democrats and the Green Party seize on CSW's story