Policy

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

Making spending announcements without an updated fiscal forecast from the OBR risks "a return to the bad old days"