Policy

NAO finds £32.7m of public spending so far, but BEIS says full calculation of costs to back shale gas extraction would not yet be "meaningful"

Policy contains measures including drone-takedown unit and drive to promote design standards

Institute for Government says legislation timetable doesn't allow time for MPs to properly scrutinise deal

Boris Johnson has hailed his new Brexit deal with the EU ahead of a parliamentary vote tomorrow. What’s changed since the last one?

The DExEU permanent secretary considers the similarities between making music and making government work

Former officials have an increasingly public role in national debate – is that always a good thing? Suzannah Brecknell explores how retired mandarins balance their duty to contribute to the public discourse with the self-enforced code of caution

Legislation to deliver Brexit dominated Boris Johnson’s first Queen’s Speech, which also had a strong law and order theme

Campaign factsheet acknowledges, but refutes, questions over politicisation of civil service

Fifty-strong list of individuals and teams reveals those in the running for honours in the 14th annual Civil Service Awards

Michael Gove tells MPs that the government remains prepared to leave EU with no agreement at the end of this month as publishes readiness report

Tax agency issues two contract notices for design and delivery specialists

Think tank concludes that Conservative spending plans are closer to Labour’s 2017 election pledges than their own proposals

Johnson calls for 'compromise' as he sets out proposed Brexit Irish border plan

Prime minster says that UK will exit EU on 31 October so that country can ‘move on’

Corbyn announces policy in constituency of former DWP secretary Iain Duncan Smith

Dowden insists Brexit-preparation improvements ‘not about collecting personal data’

Department says data does not prove Universal Credit is to blame for rise in food bank usage, despite previously acknowledging possible link

Department recruiting for three senior managers in new-look data directorate

IfG highlights outsourcing failures, but concludes blanket reversal would lose benefits of approach

Tracey Crouch also details Whitehall push-back over fixed-odds betting terminals, Brexit's opportunity cost and ‘complete pain in the arse’ Matt Hancock

Prospect chief calls on cabinet secretary to ensure civil servants rights are upheld amid increasing concerns

Ministries prepare for food shortages and months of traffic disruption as Home Office says protests ‘may absorb significant amounts of police resource’

NI secretary says government would likely introduce direct rule “at the earliest opportunity” in no-deal scenario

Bernadette Kelly writes to NAO to provide departmental support for its inquiry into scheme as transport sec sets out cost hikes