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

Gove gives evidence as reports say he has put troops on standby to prevent fuel shortages

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

Requiring households to have up to six refuse bins will be expensive to deliver and tough to enforce, committee warns

Warning comes as freight association head says there has been “too little debate" about longer-term post-Brexit border plans

Latest study also charts nosediving relations between government and parliament

New guidance shows freedom of movement will not end on October 31 

Spending Round cash comes amid shadow of Brexit dispute that risks permanent economic damage, one chief says

Chancellor confirms spending pledges made since Boris Johnson became prime minister, and says all departments will see day-to-day spending increase in line with inflation

Bernadette Kelly writes to NAO to provide departmental support for its inquiry into scheme as transport sec sets out cost hikes

Spending Round is unlikely to direct additional money to the public services most in need, according to Institute for Government

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 government website includes new Brexit preparedness questionnaire

Civil service has a "responsibility" to support staff with the condition, says disability champion Rutnam

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

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

Civil service’s biggest union also calls on Sajid Javid to invest in staff boosts for revenue-raising departments and implement positive pensions changes 

Cabinet Office details full brief of Simon Hart and other Cabinet Office ministers

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