Foreign Affairs

Perm sec Matthew Rycroft announces conclusion of internal review into allegations against department staff

Government refutes Public Accounts Committee suggestion it is being reckless on potential for hard exit from EU

Prime minister will say that government is seeking “the broadest and deepest possible agreement” after the UK leaves the European Union

Cabinet ministers have dipped into a special pot set up by former chancellor George Osborne 

Cabinet Office minister to promise vast majority of powers returning from Brussels will start off in Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast – not Whitehall

Emails reveal Sue Gray was unhappy with foreign secretary’s decision to waive £6,000 room charge for Institute for Free Trade

Theresa May will set out her confirmed Brexit strategy next week following talks between top ministers and senior officials 

Government insists agreed transition will have an end date, ahead of a Brexit war Cabinet meeting in Chequers 

Environment select committee calls on department to analyse impact of Brexit on agriculture and introduce fund for UK farmers

Independent review offers five recommendations to help department deliver aid more effectively

Former chief scientific adviser to government has warned tough post-Brexit migration rules could hamper scientific research

International development secretary Penny Mordaunt gives charities two-week deadline to confirm all concerns have been reported to Charity Commission

Inquiry by MPs found immigration and border system already understaffed, with problems likely to be compounded by uncertainty over Brexit

New unit set up in department to tackle safeguarding across the aid sector

Report highlights the need for system to be in place before the UK leaves the European Union in May 2019

Response to FOI request also reveals that department spends £66m a year on IT

The department’s Richard Burn named HM trade commissioner for China during UK government’s three-day trade mission

After three years as chief executive of the UK body for overseas cultural relations, Devane talks to Tamsin Rutter about its relationship with government, funding challenges and how Brexit has changed his priorities

Cabinet secretary responds to Lord Lawson’s criticism that officials want to “frustrate the Brexit process”

Former UN ambassador began work as department’s top official yesterday

The UK government has taken a leading role in combatting Daesh’s plan to weaponise the international media. Dan Chugg, former head of the C-Daesh Coalition Comms Cell, explains how this has been achieved

Public Accounts Committee warns “a lot at stake” with Carrier Strike programme 

Confirmation of the new ministerial portfolios following last week’s reshuffle reveals switch in ministerial responsibilities for public appointments

MPs urge government to scrap immigration target and introduce annual migration report