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Fur-miliar face returns to the Foreign Office as officials are warned to give him space

Figures in Labour and Conservative manifestos could give an "unclear impression" of future spending on schools, UKSA says

"No doubt that Brexit has been a profound shock to the UK"

Survey also shows 44% of people think government and regulators should be responsible for making sure data is handled ethically

FDA writes to Rupert McNeil over proposed pay rise for Fast Stream civil servants

Public sector pay cap key to "efficiencies" in services, think tank says

Successful candidate will oversee the development of a digital strategy as well as providing commercial leadership

Budget cuts and policy changes could be among reasons for delays, Migration Observatory says

Cabinet Office says pre-election guidance applies to all civil servants and NDPB staff

Dawes reportedly selected to replace Sharon White, who leaves this month

Inquiry will ensure "lessons are learnt to prevent these shocking events happening again"

This year's guidance clarifies rules for civil servants who are not 'politically restricted'

Treasury to publish report in 2020 setting out how costs of net-zero carbon emissions target should be distributed

NI pay offer "totally unacceptable" in continuing absence of a functioning executive, NIPSA says

Nurse David Atherton said he had seen "things getting better through UK aid” while volunteering in Malawi

Over-zealous interpretation of purdah rules in 2017 snap poll saw scientists unable to comment on independent research

Watchdog seeks director to oversee unit and to “create and shape a new function for the CMA"

Announcement comes after Harra vows to overhaul pay at the tax authority

Chief operating officer will be one of the permanent secretary's "closest advisers”, job ad says

Administrator sheds light on the scale of overpayments to pensioners first revealed by CSW this summer

FDA says members feel their Brexit work "isn’t being valued" as they turn down offer

Interim perm sec Jim Harra tells MPs he believes the agency’s debt recovery approach is “reasonable”.

Union says there is a need for increased funding across government to resolve "systemic" pay problems

Interim chief says reform is the only way to fix pay system's structural problems

Civil service chiefs defend Get Ready for Brexit campaign and say appearance of police backing for PM speech was "unintentional"

Legislation put forward as Michael Gove confirms Westminster would impose direct rule in a no-deal Brexit

Lond-awaited energy white paper finally on its way, business secretary tells MPs

Younger and ethnic-minority candidates put off by "financial disincentive" of unpaid board positions

Freight service will transport medical supplies with short shelf lives like radioisotopes and human organs

Transport secretary also reveals Northern franchise could be nationalised over contractor's poor performance

Spending watchdog warns there are significant Brexit risks 'beyond government's control'

Government won't fly in medicines in first batch of contracts awarded through £300m post-Brexit framework

Pristine copy of children's book was kept in a locked briefcase for safekeeping

Labour confirms Corbyn has requested talks as Johnson fails to call election for second time

Agency chief says staff are “under no illusion about the scale of the challenge”

From the storm of no-deal Brexit preparation to the headwinds of regulatory reform, Tamara Finkelstein walked into a squall when she took on the top job at Defra. But she tells Beckie Smith she is determined to create a more hospitable environment