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Tracey Crouch also details Whitehall push-back over fixed-odds betting terminals, Brexit's opportunity cost and ‘complete pain in the arse’ Matt Hancock

Prospect chief calls on cabinet secretary to ensure civil servants rights are upheld amid increasing concerns

Ministries prepare for food shortages and months of traffic disruption as Home Office says protests ‘may absorb significant amounts of police resource’

Outgoing HMRC chief Sir Jon Thompson appointed to board of pan-public sector leadership scheme 

Offer by department intended to end dispute, but PCS seeks more information from ministers

Former civil service Europe advisers Olly Robbins and Peter Storr also recognised

Cabinet Office and DExEU acting as one team to support both negotiations and exit preparations, says cabinet secretary

Appointment announced as former EU adviser recognised in Theresa May's honours list 

Rudd tells prime minister Boris Johnson that she no longer believes the government wants a Brexit deal 

Home affairs committee chair said “the extraordinary participation police recruits and officers in an ostensibly political event raises serious concerns”

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People

NI secretary says government would likely introduce direct rule “at the earliest opportunity” in no-deal scenario

New post holder will be part of the cyber security officer’s senior leadership team

Prospect urges Cabinet Office to clarify that usual rules would apply in an October election

Alison Pritchard outlines her credentials as director general of GDS

Making spending announcements without an updated fiscal forecast from the OBR risks "a return to the bad old days"

New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People

Dominic Cummings is sending signals out across government about how he plans to operate. But even the most high-profile special advisers have no real power – they only speak with the authority of their political bosses.

Communication plan rejected a repeat of the Vote Leave campaign’s slogan as too partisan, according to report

Former civil service head calls on officials to consider if “stewardship of the country” should trump service to government of the day

Former Civil Service Learning director to become boss of education charity

Regulator says department’s commercial did not make sufficiently clear what would need to be submitted in some cases

Government HR chief told there “should be no impediment for the Cabinet Office to explore flexibility” on pension savings after offer to top doctors

Peter Lawrence calls on civil servants to help identify candidates for Going Forward Into Employment programme