Policy

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

Transport secretary Grant Shapps said decision represented “the first small step towards the north taking back control of its railways”

Think-tank points to Cummings’ civil service reform agenda and debate on the union as key work areas

Grant Shapps vows to 'undo the damage' of 1960s Beeching rail cuts with £500m fund to reopen axed lines

Boris Johnson to take personal charge of post-Brexit trade talks supported by a 'small and agile' new unit

Plans for reform also include consistent use of cross-disciplinary teams in departments as contracts are signed