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PCS says campaign netted ‘significant boost’ for 100-plus staffers left in pay limbo

Labour leader tells MPs cabinet secretary’s written response to query should inform plans for combatting an election-time EU exit

Three weeks into his cabinet career, Commons leader says he ‘previously thought only corporate bankers worked such hours’

Department tells staff it hears their concerns as union reacts to imposition of 2019-20 settlement

Union dubs department tasked with enforcing National Living Wage ‘morally bankrupt’ for treatment of staff

Union says it has secured a pledge from Cabinet Office and demands funding rethink following Boris Johnson’s spending pledges

Overpayments estimated at £1.46bn are 'highest rate since 2011-12' annual report reveals

Damning report says department has yet to “get a grip” on the troubled trans-capital rail line

PACAC concludes dual roles of producing and regulating official data compromise the public good in a climate of fake news 

£200m cladding scheme drawn from MHCLG’s existing budget is ‘insufficient’ select committee says

Department’s annual report details £46.5m rise against 700-strong boost in workers

Perm sec’s letter to MPs details £321m in adjustments and £900m prisons-repair backlog

Secretary of state Amber Rudd pledges “fresh and honest” examination with medical and charity input

Annual report also details declining spending on consultants and temporary staff

Committee endorses MHCLG nomination but says it's “disappointed” that it wasn't consulted on the selection process

Next prime minister urged to float Department for Health and Social Care's long-delayed vision ahead of conference season

Department has “no real understanding” of how well £12bn of pump-priming cash is being used, MPs warn

Prospect members protest at imposition of rejected 1.3% pay offer

Departments set for new mentoring pilot and urged to use better executive search firms

Tweaks for 2019 include Public Value Framework sections but IfG warns openness project is still very much a work in progress

Public Accounts Committee says department lacks detailed implementation plan for delivering policy

Migration Advisory Committee asked to look again at regional earnings thresholds and ‘high public value’ jobs with low pay

PCS says Mitie move for new regional hubs prompts “very real concerns” over staff safety

Laughter and tears as prime ministers, former colleagues and a pop star pay tribute to late cabinet secretary

Liaison Committee says select committees should grill any ministerial appointment nominee they want

National Audit Office calls for ‘systematic approach’ to assessing capability and effectiveness of ODA spending

Union says foreign secretary wrote to Interserve “expressing unhappiness” over treatment of contract workers

Former diplomat Kumar Iyer becomes department’s first BAME board member

Former Cabinet Office minister flags “keep calm and carry on” spirit amid Brexit abnormality

MPs warn practice is undermining the nation’s international climate and development targets

Plan goes beyond Dame Judith Hackitt’s 2018 review recommendations following west London tragedy

Former Treasury second perm sec Sharon White to join retailer on far-from-undersold pay package

Department says Brexit-related workload will see 600 additional staff located at Stratford centre

Troubled background-checking agency appoints local authority boss to top job

Theresa May adds housing expert and architect to inquiry panel probing 2017 tragedy

Heather Savory to join UN data body as hunt for new national statistician continues