Policy

Chancellor Rishi Sunak to set out economic measures this afternoon

PM urged to ‘bring more light and less heat’ to the immigration debate after Brexit

The government’s Covid-19 response has been driven by expert advice, in a way that isn’t always clear in public policy. Can it stay that way throughout the crisis?

Lack of action leading to a “year of wait and see”, warns rail industry

NAO report says lower take up of free early years places in most deprived areas “risks increasing development gap”

Move to be confirmed later today after PM chairs COBRA meeting

Treasury sets out areas of focus for review and pledges to lead the world in linking cash to outcomes

Chancellor puts figure on number of officials expected to move, as departments develop relocation plans ahead of Spending Review

Think-tank’s pre-Budget call says setting £6bn in tax credit overpayments aside would make continued roll-out work better

FDA union says divorcing spads from ministers means the role essentially becomes a policy adviser recruited outside impartiality rules

Breakdown of talks would lead to increased customs checks, policy paper says

UK2070 commission calls for 20-year commitment to Shared Prosperity Fund and radical decentralisation of funding

Integrated review will "go beyond the parameters of a traditional review", No.10 says

Digital department also reveals work to “understand and address the issues with legacy IT in government”

David Normington reflects on Patel v Rutnam stand-off amid reports department faces institutional racism allegations in draft Windrush review

Policies "not yet operating with the consistency and coordination, nor with the scale" needed to meet industrial strategy goals

David Frost says the UK will not extend the transition period beyond the end of December as “at that point we recover our political and economic independence in full”

DfE perm sec confirms move on Twitter as he hosts annual conference

Chris Whitty says NHS has to prepare for 2% mortality rate but reality could be much less

Emma Howard Boyd calls on new watchdog to engage widely and not focus “just at those seen as doing ‘environment’”

Cabinet Office team working with ministries to identify roles ‘that do not meet our criteria for requiring a London base’

Cabinet Office says handful of departments will pilot Conservative manifesto pledge, commencing in weeks

PM rules out accepting EU rules in exchange for post-Brexit trade deal as both sides set out negotiating plans

Housing, education and transport are key areas for boosted local control with majority in favour of elected mayors