Operational Delivery

Appointment of Angela MacDonald and Penny Ciniewicz follows departures of key staff Ruth Owen and Jennie Granger earlier this year

Hugh Ind has interim appointment made permanent 

Government signs 20-year lease on city centre office development to house 2,900 staff

Prime minister applauds Grenfell Tower and terror responses, but calls on Whitehall staff to “be bold” in facing future challenges

Some closure-threatened Jobcentres win reprieve in estates reorganisation, but new sites are earmarked to shut

Study finds Whitehall is the world’s most effective civil service for generating policy, but falls down ranking in areas like financial management and digital services

New group will help “put in place the foundations” for recovery, says communities secretary

Institute for Government says High Speed 1 rail link and Thames Tideway tunnel are among projects where government may have made the wrong investment decision

First secretary of state says government "can’t park the domestic agenda" amid Brexit negotiations

Transport secretary Chris Grayling insists services are improving and some recommendations are already being implemented

Lidington pledges to continue reform programme, but Labour criticise lack of legislation the Queen’s Speech

Queen’s Birthday Honours list also includes knighthood for UN under-secretary general Stephen O’Brien