Finance

Cabinet Office accounts reveal historic overpayments in amounts handed to former public sector employees

Cabinet ministers have dipped into a special pot set up by former chancellor George Osborne 

Firm says bolstered transparency, a fair dealing ethos and more break-clauses should be introduced in wake of Carillion’s demise

Northern Ireland secretary responds to calls from DUP leader Arlene Foster to intervene in absence of devolved government 

Independent review offers five recommendations to help department deliver aid more effectively

Former chief scientific adviser to government has warned tough post-Brexit migration rules could hamper scientific research

Prime minister has announced the government will consider lowering the £9,250 maximum annual charge as part of wide-ranging higher education report

Details of additional Brexit funding also reveal £1m transfer of funds following Oliver Robbins’s move to the Cabinet Office

Prime minister says that parties must “find a way to work together” so politicians can retake power from civil servants

Transport Select Committee says failure has wider implications for rail franchising 

Union accuses tax agency of 'throwing IT staff on the scrap heap' as it emerges there may not be room for them in new regional centres

Treasury has handed £150m to official receiver for overseeing company’s liquidation, it has been revealed