Policy

Brexit select committee says nation is cruising towards default ongoing membership post 2020

Group to be chaired by Ministry of Defence board member and banking executive Sir Gerry Grimstone

Caroline Slocock depicts a more human Margaret Thatcher, writes Sue Cameron

Department pledges to take more notice of green building certification and increase use of low-emission vehicles

Talks between UK and Scottish governments have been unable to reach agreement on who will be given powers returning from Brussels

Dave Penman tells union conference conspiracy claims from both ends of political spectrum are a threat to the fabric of Whitehall

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

Report argues Whitehall, the NHS and local government will not be able to fill key roles without tailored agreement with the European Union

Senior Home Office civil servant in charge of migration under pressure over Rudd resignation

First BAME home secretary announced following leaks from Home Office that led to Rudd resigning

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

Plan for 2018-19 to focus on four themes, including creating a strong, new relationship with Europe after Brexit

Report by former health minister comes as Jeremy Hunt’s call for a long-term settlement for the NHS gains traction

Cabinet secretary praises work of Open Innovation Team in helping open up policymaking to universities

MPs criticise department for not knowing where to spend £7bn pump-priming cashpot

Committee berates government’s “lack of commitment to citizenship policies” and short-lived initiatives

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

Lord Kerslake has called for an inquiry into the Home Office decision to destroy Windrush landing cards

Department recruits for leader of newly created unit dedicated to leading the data policy agenda

Think-tank says business rates retention schemes will reduce central government’s financial flexibility and may not provide valuable insight

ONS outlines work streams to expand measurements of loneliness and wellbeing inequality

An in-depth review of the effectiveness of the civil service has focused in on the relationship between officials and political leaders as the key fault line. If it can be improved, so can policy delivery, Andrew Kakabadse tells Richard Johnstone

New mechanisms required to enable all four governments to jointly agree post-Brexit policy, according to think tank

Home secretary to publish serious violence strategy, including early intervention programme, amid spike in homicides