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Work and pension committee chair to follow up with No.10 after PM ‘clearly surprised to hear that people in this situation can’t claim Universal Credit or other benefits’

PM tells committee of senior MPs it is time to move on from row over adviser's possible lockdown breaches

Richard Macrory’s new book is more than a treatise on environmental law, says Baroness Young – it’s an engaging account of a seminal career

Former UKIP functionary also suggested immigrants were treated preferentially by the benefits system

JCWI will take case to Supreme Court after appeal finds some landlords discriminate because of scheme requirements

Watchdog should be doing more to enforce guidance that only essential workers should be travelling to jobs, leaders warn

Message sent to staff as fresh bullying claims emerge from Patel’s time at the Department for International Development

Cabinet Office hosts Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall for Whitehall showcase

Think-tank points to Cummings’ civil service reform agenda and debate on the union as key work areas

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

More than 1,000 people, including civil service chief executive John Manzoni, top health experts, scientists and senior government advisers, have had their addresses made public

Responses from across government highlight vital role in Brexit talks

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

Nearly two-thirds of respondents trust civil servants, with officials maintaining their position as the profession that has seen the biggest rise in credence ranking since 1983

UK Statistics Authority and ICO issue election warning ahead of five-week information onslaught

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

Analysis of policies drawn up as part of policy planning, government confirms

Date likely to be decided today after Labour backs election plan

Devolution move seeks to align policy and spending decisions with health, education and social welfare

Union says move is “height of hypocrisy” for ministers who legislated to make industrial action more difficult

Institute for Government says legislation timetable doesn't allow time for MPs to properly scrutinise deal

Boris Johnson has hailed his new Brexit deal with the EU ahead of a parliamentary vote tomorrow. What’s changed since the last one?

Prime minister announces deal reached, but government’s DUP allies indicate they may not back it

Former officials have an increasingly public role in national debate – is that always a good thing? Suzannah Brecknell explores how retired mandarins balance their duty to contribute to the public discourse with the self-enforced code of caution