Exclusive: FDA head demands assurances over Brexit act if government defies parliament Senior civil servants could be forced to break the law and face the possibility of prosecution if they… Read more »
Dominic Cummings ‘pissed off’ about briefings on pay and gender balance – report A furious Sajid Javid confronted Boris Johnson on Friday and demanded an explanation of why his media… Read more »
Exclusive: Analysis includes stark assessments of potential problems including panic-buying and civil disorder The UK is currently less able to cope with a hard Brexit than it was in the… Read more »
Key figures from his days at the Foreign Office and the London mayor’s office are expected to join the next prime minister Boris Johnson elected Tory leader – news and… Read more »
Theresa May said to be considering controversial step of appointing new envoy Kim Darroch: urbane diplomat who knew how to throw a party Boris Johnson is under pressure over his… Read more »
May launches inquiry into leak of US ambassador’s memos that described US leader as inept Latest politics news – live Theresa May has expressed “full faith” in her ambassador to… Read more »
Cabinet secretary is writing to Labour leader over comments reportedly made by senior civil servants Follow the day’s politics news – live Downing Street has indicated it could order an… Read more »
Exclusive: leaked Whitehall report criticises departments for lack of transparency Nearly £100m of public money has been spent on private consultancy firms recruited by the government to provide Brexit advice,… Read more »
My fellow civil servants in Operation Yellowhammer are mainly young, resourceful – and surprisingly chipper Inside the gurgling, labyrinthine large intestine of Operation Yellowhammer, the government’s multibillion-pound scheme to prepare… Read more »
Ministers and officials said to be exasperated as no-deal preparations result in paralysis Brexit is delaying key pieces of policy and legislation, angering ministers and officials, amid reports of paralysis… Read more »
Exclusive: Luxury apartment next to UN headquarters to be used by senior diplomat charged with seeking post-Brexit trade deals The government has bought a $15.9m (£12m) seven bedroom luxury New… Read more »
Exclusive: paper says ‘critical phase’ could last months as fears rise over disruption to transport and food supplies The extent and range of the impact of a no-deal Brexit is… Read more »
Tensions high in Whitehall over plans for border, traffic and policing in event of no deal Follow all the latest developments live With just 16 days until Brexit, evidence is… Read more »
Exclusive: recruiters told military-style operation could stay open for two years The government has started to recruit civilians to work in an emergency command and control centre being set up… Read more »
Exclusive: Mark Nellthorp was subject of complaints by five junior female employees A senior civil servant at HM Revenue & Customs has been sacked after facing a catalogue of sexual… Read more »
Eyjafjallajökull seen as nearest recent example of what civil service could have to cope with The repercussions for the UK of a no-deal Brexit could be similar to the national… Read more »
Whitehall told to accelerate plans as doubts grow about future of May’s deal Civil servants across Whitehall have been instructed to ramp up their emergency no-deal planning, with preparations including… Read more »
Theresa May pays tribute to former cabinet secretary, who has died from cancer The former cabinet secretary and head of the civil service Sir Jeremy Heywood has died from cancer… Read more »