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Theresa May’s fledgling post-Brexit industrial strategy seeks to use government purchasing power to boost UK business if the Conservatives remain in power. Colin Marrs looks at historical precedents and future pointers.

UK Statistics Authority says NHS Improvement does not have to publish quarterly performance figures before general election

Party’s manifesto promises “an end to wasteful public spending programmes” and a drive to make HM Revenue and Customs crack down on big corporations’ late payments to small firms

Theresa May to urge US president Donald Trump to keep intelligence and security information secure

Academics at education think-tank say party’s ‘£60m’ pledge may cost between £200m and £400m

Release would "not assist the understanding of the processes of government", according to senior figures

Dan Corry, former special adviser and head of the charity think tank NPC, argues that the public and charity sectors must learn from each other as they face joint challenges of capacity, governance and transformation

World Wide Web Foundation, founded by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, releases the fourth edition of its Open Data Barometer

Terrorism threat level raised to critical after COBRA meeting

Two-thirds of charities who have contracts with the public sector need to use their own funds to deliver these contracts, according to think tank NPC

Former G-cloud director to leave current job at the Institute for Apprenticeships at the end of July

The launch event for Brexit Exchange in London highlighted key points for civil servants to keep in mind as the Brexit talks get serious

Manifesto U-turn comes after criticism of plan dubbed a "Dementia Tax" by their opponents.

Executive agency set to launch new directorate from the start of next month

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People

Union says Theresa May’s vision ignores pay and retention issues that will hamper public sector’s ability to maximise the potential of Brexit

Former head of the Government Legal Department Sir Paul Jenkins says Whitehall needs better political guidance on Brexit priorities

Manifesto commitments include relocating “significant numbers” of public sector workers to new administrative centres across the country

Think tank warns post-Brexit trade deals will require a step-change in Whitehall culture with the creation of a new “trade negotiator” profession as a priority

Wealthy pensioners will lose state-funded fuel allowance under Tory plans to shake-up the social care system, Theresa May will announce today.

Party also pledges to increase income tax to pay for NHS cash boost

Commission calls on civil service to scrutinise EU regulations relating to public services to plan reforms ahead of exit

The former cabinet secretary shares his Whitehall reflections with Suzannah Brecknell