Economics

Select committee chair seeks evidence base for “unfair” Staircase Tax

Cabinet Office says year-on-year hike from £29.7m to £73.6m is evidence of increased scrutiny

International trade secretary draws fire for Brexit negotiations complaints

Theresa May reveals ministers are due to be briefed on resilience findings in a matter of days, as select committee chair questions scope of inquiry

Authorities demand funding assurances and guidance on replacement materials

New Treasury Select Committee chair demands core performance details after reported problems

Department begins recruiting for post-Brexit arm’s length body

Analysis of departmental annual reports reveals DCMS leads the pack for senior management pay boosters

Day of action marks response to "12% real terms fall in wages” over past decade, says union

Pharmaceutical company executive Steve Oldfield set to take up posting in October

Watchdog says too few impact assessments on new regulations are fit for purpose

Furious reaction over Philip Hammond's suggestion that staff enjoy “10% premium” over private sector counterparts

Osborne-led department rapped Theresa May’s domain over pay agreement for child-abuse inquiry chief, it has emerged

The chair of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee finds the Donmar’s new musical Committee a fair and compelling portrayal of the hearing on the collapse of Kids Company 

Commission urges focus on investment away from London and the South East, but warns of “dilution” of know-how witnessed by civil service departments

Jem Eskenazi leaves European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to join UK’s official export credit agency 

Civil service mainstay Prospect warns new work and pensions secretary not to raise retirement bar

Civil service union says new government must address ‘uncompetitive’ wages in Whitehall

Pan-Whitehall campaign seeks 70 new analysts, with Defra earmarked for biggest intake

MPs and centre users back call to save one of 78 threatened offices

New UK Statistics Authority chair pledges to push for raised status and seniority for profession

UK Statistics Authority says NHS Improvement does not have to publish quarterly performance figures before general election

Party also pledges to increase income tax to pay for NHS cash boost

Conservationists voice fears over proposals to remodel listed city office block