Finance

BEIS secretary Andrea Leadsom says departments across government have worked to agree the deal in an incredibly short timeframe

Officials failed to learn lessons as cost of projects rockets by 115%, NAO says

Manager set up monthly payments to his own business for made-up IT services contract

Chancellor pledges to 'unleash Britain’s potential' with statement expected to set out spending plan after UK’s exit from the EU

Morse’s recommendation to cut ten years from controversial claw-back window accepted by the Treasury

Shadow chancellor also confirms plan to hold February budget “to end austerity in social security and public services”

Biggest civil service union targets Marsham Street after £3m DWP payout

PCS, the biggest civil service union, blames "maladminstration" for payment errors

Government announces country will continue to take part in key programmes

Figures in Labour and Conservative manifestos could give an "unclear impression" of future spending on schools, UKSA says

Parties “seem all too willing to bend or even break their own fiscal rules before they’ve even got started”, report finds

Party’s spending pledge on pay for public servants intended to “undo the damage caused” by pay cap, says Jeremy Corbyn