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Letters: Parties must work together to spread power far from Whitehall, says Stephen Hill

An island nation must trade with its nearest mainland, whatever our new Brexit opportunities minister claims, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

More individuals in Whitehall are being contacted this week by Scotland Yard officers probing the “partygate” scandal.

Cllr Anna Rothery has blasted fees claimed by Whitehall approved officials

Hutch (58), who was extradited from Spain, and former Dublin City councillor Jonathan Dowdall (44), of Navan Road, Dublin, are both charged with the murder of David Byne (33) at the Whitehall, Dublin, hotel on February 5, 2016

Boris Johnson is expected to be among more than 50 individuals receiving police questionnaires over events in No 10 and Whitehall.

Sadiq Khan tells Metropolitan police commissioner she must deliver convincing plan

For Boris Johnson it is a slogan. For post-industrial communities, it is life and death. Whitehall still hasn’t decided what it is, or if it cares

Exclusive: Deputy cabinet secretary raised questions over Cabinet Office approach

The government’s levelling up strategy to tackle regional inequality promises a “revolution in local democracy”. It seeks to do this largely through regional devolution – setting up more localised governments with their own mayors to give greater autonomy and power to the “left behind” regions.

Adding more mayors to English regions is central to the UK government’s “levelling up” plan. From day one, part of the vision has been to expand mayoral devolution – giving more powers to regional combined authorities, rather than just being ruled by Whitehall.