Foreign Affairs

PACAC expresses confidence in Sir Jeremy Heywood’s commitment to effective decision-making, but says now is the time to introduce safeguards

Construction of the new submarines to maintain the UK’s nuclear deterrent is the latest major government scheme to be undertaken by a dedicated project delivery company. Richard Johnstone looks at how they work. Photography by Paul Heartfield

New arrangements breach normal 21-day rule for Statutory Instruments coming into effect

Foreign Affairs Committee chair calls for a “revolution at the heart of government” to fix siloed foreign policy

Jon Thompson says prime minister’s preferred customs partnership option could be cost neutral but take five years to set up

Government faces constant contradictions in public expectations – and nowhere more so than the Home Office. A more honest discussion might help us learn the lessons of Windrush

Parliamentary report calls for better intelligence sharing between departments and stronger political guidance for FCO and HMRC

After a career managing major projects and transforming the way we maintain our roads, Graham Dalton is making his mark at the DIO. He speaks to Jim Dunton about smarter partnerships, runway renovations, and dinghies

Theresa May is to publish fresh proposals for avoiding a hard border in Ireland in a last-ditch attempt to break the Brexit deadlock

Home secretary tells MPs that number could rise and does not rule out possibility of future restructure of department

Department teams up with Samaritans to offer training and support for military and civilians

Internal inquiry underway after drugs found in secure area of department

Minister Greg Hands reveals Berkshire county town as HQ for Trade Remedies Authority

Following the Windrush scandal that felled home secretary Amber Rudd, former perm sec Sir David Normington and UKBA chief Rob Whiteman tell Tamsin Rutter what it’s like to lead the Home Office

Recruitment of trade negotiators leaves department needing to cut overseas trade promotion posts

MPs urge Defra to admit it has an unmanageable workload and accuse DIT of lacking the capacity to do new trade deals

NHS bosses say Indian doctors are being denied visas to work in the UK because of ‘hostile environment’

Government officials reported to have suggested that those applying for the right to remain in the UK could borrow a friend’s Android device

Treasury Committee chair seeks assurances on tax agency’s “approach to international cooperation in the fight against economic crime”

Scottish first minister refuses to accept latest deal on EU Withdrawal Bill despite support from Welsh Government

Home secretary Amber Rudd sets out action plan to deal with cases of people facing immigration issues following rule changes

It is easy for politicians to blame immigration officers and other civil servants tasked with implementing immigration rules and regulations. But to do so unfairly distracts from the all but inevitable outcome of reducing the number of staff properly employed and trained to enforce immigration law

Former immigration chief insists "checks and balances" would prevent wrongful deportations

House of Lords motion wins backing from all living ex-Cabinet secretaries and former FCO leaders