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Iraq inquiry chair tells MPs that senior officials must "insist on their right to be heard and to record what their advice is" if they are to learn the lessons of the Iraq invasion

Former cabinet secretary to be grilled on civil service reform next week

"We do not require wider education legislation in this session to make progress on our ambitious education agenda," says education secretary

Riddell says he has received “indications” that the government will consult his watchdog on its choice of panel members and drawing up new governance code for public appointments

Institute for Government warns imposing an England-focused settlement would be “reckless” as prime minister Theresa May prepares to meet devolved nation heads

Public and Commercial Services union hits out at "reprehensible" changes to redundancy pay, and says it will urge members to reject the Cabinet Office's final offer

Comments come as government fights legal challenge arguing it it does not have the power to trigger Article 50 without the consent of parliament

Susan Acland-Hood on the move as courts service presses ahead with digital shake-up

Former chancellor sets up a new think tank to hold the government's feet to the fire on his pet devolution project

Cabinet secretary says call from senior officials to let top civil servants go public with concerns would introduce a "degree of antagonism between the cabinet secretary and the prime minister"

As cabinet secretary Sir Jeremy Heywood prepares to face MPs' questions on the Iraq Inquiry, the Better Government Initiative – whose members include former departmental chiefs – calls for new way to let senior officials raise their concerns

Report set to call for MPs to move to Richmond House while the Lords could relocate to the Queen Elizabeth II conference