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The British Library’s major new show marks the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta. After a morning spent among scrolls and artifacts – including King John’s back molars – Jacqueline Tenreiro gives her verdict  

Former Royal Mail managing director Mark Thomson to become director general of Passport Office for three-year term

Education secretary Nicky Morgan confirms BP's John Hughes and Centre Forum's James Kempton to join Ofsted board as non-executive members

Ministers announce low emissions vehicles to be added to government transport fleet

Department for Education announces members for commission on new ways to assess pupil ability

Former chief whip defends impact of fixed-term parliaments in delivering legislative programme

Attorney general's deputy legal secretary set to follow Michael Fuller in inspecting prosecutor's work

Matt Hancock announces that Jonathon Cave, Nicole Kar, Jeremy Mayhew and Alexander Ehmann will join the independent body

The government's customer service must better suit user needs, according to a CSW webchat

Government Digital Services director Mike Bracken predicts shakeup for Whitehall structures as a result of digital service delivery

UK transparency ranking demonstrates “felt accountability”, says Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude