Foreign Affairs

Greater awareness about the benefits of multilingualism would help boost crucial post-Brexit areas including international relations and trade, say researchers

Former Department for International Trade chief says there is no evidence of global deals being struck to rival current EU relationship

PCS boss says members report lack of preparedness for cliff-edge exit from European Union in March

Institute for Government says department has to put officials’ accountability at the heart of new review

Any move to add regulatory functions onto the work of departments would require assurances over the independence of oversight, says think tank

Public Accounts Committee points to rising fraud and error projections amid ‘daunting workload’

Foreign secretary confirms move to recruit from outside government as part of “the biggest expansion of Britain’s diplomatic network for a generation”

Foreign secretary also reveals plan to hire 1,000 new diplomats to boost Foreign Office capability and boost to the number of language courses

Sir David Wright appointed as chair designate, with Electoral Commission head Claire Bassett named as chief executive designate

Trading on uncertified schedules after Brexit presents “a number of potential problems”,

Javid pledges review to ensure system is ‘fair and humane’ following revelation that visa applications were wrongly denied

Report comes as prime minister prepares to tell MPs that 95% of EU withdrawal agreement is in place, but Irish border issue remains

EU summit concludes Brexit deal unlikely to be signed off next month as negotiations continue

International development secretary Penny Mordaunt calls for ‘national conversation’ to promote private investment in aid as part of reset of DfID’s work

Carole Mundell is the first departmental science adviser to be appointed since Patrick Vallance became government chief scientific adviser in April

Raab rejected "lurid predictions" about the negative consequences of leaving the EU without a deal

White paper expected later this year to set out details of plan to end free movement of people once the UK leaves the European Union

Public Accounts Committee warns of ‘unfit for purpose’ infrastructure and Brexit risks

Parliamentary committee calls for detailed breakdown on £18bn annual-cost-to-business figure as Chequers Plan customs vision falters

In a special report looking at the Government Major Projects Portfolio, CSW brings you a snapshot of progress across four categories: infrastructure and construction, transformation and service delivery, information and communications technology, and military capability. This section looks at three MoD projects to boost military capability

The 2016 Chilcot Report exposed some of Whitehall’s biggest weaknesses – the silos and hierarchies that lead to bad decisions. Two years on, the officials who led the civil service response from the MoD, Cabinet Office and Foreign Office tell Tamsin Rutter what’s happened since then

Sir David Normington says move will be vital to keep tabs on unskilled migrant workers and blasts government’s current immigration targets

National Audit Office says decision to establish single provider has caused expensive backlogs and increased staff costs by 17%

Paparazzi shot hints at Whitehall’s ‘Operation Yellowhammer’ contingency planning