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The government also rejected the committee's call for MPs to vote on controversial appointments

A plan to tackle organised crime, an investment strategy and gender pay gap reporting rules were all awaiting sign-off.

Fate of draft Brexit agreement in the balance after ministers resign

Alan Evans joins HMRC at a "critical time for the department", says permanent secretary Jon Thompson

Bill to give public servants clarity in power vacuum passes third reading

The union says that introducing deal while government pay guidance is under judicial review is “an insult to staff”

Jon Thompson's revelation that the police had investigated two threats after he gave evidence on Brexit custom costs “represents an escalation that cannot be tolerated”

Department “cheated police officers out of the pay increase they should receive” says Police Federation chairman 

Hodge's constitutent Sarah O'Connor, who died this week, was "treated appallingly by the Home Office", she wrote

MPs say expanding the remit of the FCA is the quickest way to stop investors facing “numerous risks”

Government also reveals that Cabinet Manual will need to be revised after Brexit

Elizabeth Gardiner, the first parliamentary counsel, leads the team that writes the UK’s legislation. She tells Suzannah Brecknell what makes a good bill, how departments can help, and what Brexit will mean for those who craft the law of the land