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Government insists agreed transition will have an end date, ahead of a Brexit war Cabinet meeting in Chequers 

Sacked first secretary of state calls for publication of Brexit analysis as more MPs accuse the Treasury of blocking leave plans

As cross-party power-sharing talks collapse, decisions made by senior officials in absence of an executive are challenged in Belfast High Court 

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

New unit set up in department to tackle safeguarding across the aid sector

Call for changes to insolvency rules to make it easier for companies to recover from financial difficulties

Brexit minister accused civil servants of undermining EU exit after economic analysis of EU exit leaked

Auditor general Amyas Morse confirms scrutiny plans following request from Treasury committee chair Nicky Morgan

MPs ‘disappointed’ with government rejection of recommendations for extra safeguards to prevent sidelining of ministers in key decisions 

Former infrastructure tsar and Cabinet minister says Brexit is sidelining other issues and claims half of civil servants believe government policy is ‘trashing the national interest’

Tax department issues unprecedented statement after Cabinet ministers question tax decisions for Brexit-backing donors

Think tank report on public inquiries finds lack of formal guidance, procedures and scrutiny measures