Virgin Trains, which has run the line since privatisation, loses out to new operator including Italian state-owned firm

Bids sought after G4S contract was extended despite revelations of abuse at Brook House

Incoming chair pledges to "partner more effectively with private sector suppliers" at defence buying body

£300m spending cap accounts for possible frequency of “disruption events”, including border delays

Shadow Brexit secretary Sir Keir Starmer also raises prospect of a Brexit public inquiry under a Labour government

Some surprising figures have invited management consultants into Whitehall over the past six decades, although their private-sector expertise has not always been directed where it was needed most

Government rethinks approach after DfT's attempt to secure freight capacity for first Brexit deadline 'cost £85m'

Liz Truss says IR35 regulations for the whole public sector render specific oversight for departments unnecessary

Tussell analysis finds 90% of contracts worth £5m or more went to contractors that didn't pay their suppliers on time

Further cost increases to much-delayed and over-budget programme "inevitable", committee says

Benefits agreed in £33m Eurotunnel settlement “little more than window dressing”, MPs say

Agreement reached as Deloitte fined £4.2m over its auditing of the outsourcing giant during the scandal