Policy

MPs criticise “airy and irrelevant” responses from the department after committee raises questions over the projected employment boost from benefit reform​

MPs point to low takeup and inadequate funding and warn ministers do not know whether the anticipated productivity boost will actually happen

Report calls for Ministry of Housing to reclaim powers to support rural communities

Transition agreement hailed as a breakthrough but IfG warns that issues, including resolving the Irish border, remain

Jonathan Slater named civil service integrity champion and issues reminders on how to maintain integrity

Report comes as Brexit select committee warns that time is running out to conclude EU exit deal

Update of 2012 rules explicitly identifies new entities being created as part of the UK’s departure from the European Union

Total cost of government preparation for Brexit likely as high as £2bn in the current and next financial year, according to IfG analysis

Think tank says chancellor will trumpet lower annual borrowing but report a much bigger deficit than predicted two years ago

Theresa May announces new analysis intended to keep the UK as a world leader in social investment

Departments expected to work up plans for promoting global consensus on cyberbullying and hate crime

Union’s national executive calls for pan-Whitehall dialogue on ending pay cap with threat of national ballot on the strike action