Economics

Contraflow scheme was activated amid preparation for a possible no-deal exit from the EU, just as government requested a Brexit extension

Party manifesto promises "the days of Whitehall knows best are over" as it pledges white paper on English devolution

Manifesto pledges include resurrecting department for climate change and creating a chief secretary for sustainability role in HM Treasury

Tax agency offers tips to avoid scams ahead of 31 January deadline

Report warns plan to hire 20,000 extra police will ramp up sentencing, prisons and probation work

Transport for London and department need up to £650m more to complete late-running project

Independent assessment will look at department’s quality management approach after longstanding double-counting issue

Cabinet Office says pre-election guidance applies to all civil servants and NDPB staff

Shadow chancellor announces resurrection of government regional offices and a Treasury unit to oversee new Social Transformation Fund to be based outside the capital

Treasury to publish report in 2020 setting out how costs of net-zero carbon emissions target should be distributed

Letter to Senior Salaries Review Body also confirms impact of tax on pension contributions by top officials is under review

NI pay offer "totally unacceptable" in continuing absence of a functioning executive, NIPSA says