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Comments come as government fights legal challenge arguing it it does not have the power to trigger Article 50 without the consent of parliament

Former chancellor sets up a new think tank to hold the government's feet to the fire on his pet devolution project

Chequers away-day comes amid reports of tension between some of the key government players on Britain's exit from the European Union

DfE says introduction of the new Schools Funding Formula will now start in 2018-19 to allow for further consultation

“None of us had any idea things would move so fast today, least of all the prime minister,” says Number 10

Former Public Accounts Committee chair tells PoliticsHome that she is "truly shocked" at Sir Nick Macpherson's new role with C Hoare & Co

 Law firm Mishcon de Reya says it would be unlawful for a prime minister to trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty without a full debate and vote in parliament.

Cutting people's benefits decreases the likelihood they will find work, a report backed by the government has found.

Report by MPs on the justice committee warns that prison safety "has deteriorated further and continues to do so"

Prime minister David Cameron to set out new process of "open contracting" at anti-corruption summit

Ministry of Justice says it will announce "next steps in due course" amid reports Medway Secure Training Centre to be brought into public control

Department of Health says “military level” contingency planning in place to ensure emergency care will continue

Best performing councils could be allowed to run their own academy chains, in a bid to mollify Tory MPs concerned about full academisation

“Acute hospital trusts are at crisis point,” warns PAC chair Meg Hillier

The Times reports that government's legislative programme will now be laid out in May

Education secretary Nicky Morgan says consultation marks “biggest step towards fairer funding in over a decade”

Public pending watchdog finds delays in the justice system because of “basic avoidable mistakes” and says reform alone will not tackle all “causes of inefficiency"

Campaigners argued legal aid changes, ruled unlawful by the Court of Appeal, meant domestic violence victims were being forced to “face their abuser”. The MoJ says it will "carefully consider" the findings

Leading health think-tank warns on state of NHS trust finances even after Treasury's Spending Review boost

A care home manager discusses how the pressures facing the sector – including budget cuts and high staff turnover – impact on some of the most vulnerable people in society

Economic Affairs Committee warns that Scotland Bill is progressing with “undue haste''

"We don’t have the right policies to meet 2020 targets," Amber Rudd tells MPs

Police and Crime Commissioners write to ministers over new funding formula – but Home Office says changes will improve "complex, opaque and out of date" system

Inquiry chairman tells David Cameron it "should be possible to agree a date for publication in June or July 2016"

Northern Ireland's first minister Peter Robinson announces suspension of Stormont meetings amid row over power-sharing

Scathing report on prisons estate from Nick Hardwick blames deterioration on staff shortages, over-crowding and "misguided policies"

Welfare cuts plan will reportedly be spread out over three years

Government to set out legislative programme, but plan to scrap Human Rights Act reportedly delayed