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Appointment is the second new Cabinet minister in a week

DExEU confirms that 58 impact studies have been produced for sectors ranging from agriculture  to tourism, but refuses to publish them

Labour, Liberal Democrat, Green and SNP MPs have written to Brexit secretary David Davis

Chancellor insists improved transport links in north is top priority but criticised for lack of clarity

Nick Timothy, who left government after the election, called for an expansion in technical qualifications

Damian Green said that governments will look to identifying policy areas that could be released to Holyrood following Brexit

Sources close to Cabinet minister says she feels Whitehall pay is “out of step” with pay for comparable posts in the private sector

Publication of the strategy comes after court challenge to set out plans

Brexit secretary insists first day of exit talks had been constructive

Downing Street moves to dampen speculation that Theresa May is considering a rethink on George Osborne's drive to give away powers in exchange for elected mayors

Shadow Cabinet Office minister Louise Haigh says use of WhatsApp should either be "banned completely or brought under the FoI legislation"

Standards and Testing Agency chief executive Jennifer Coupland blames "failure to follow appropriate clearance processes" and apologises to parents and teachers

National Audit Office says project likely to be finished eight years later than originally thought