David Hencke

Following Amber Rudd's resignation from the Cabinet over the Prime Minister's plans for a 'no deal' Brexit, a hardline figure has been handed her job at the Department for Work and Pensions.

The fatal flaw in the Prime Minister's plans to create 100 new 'no deal' Brexit-supporting peers.

"Lessons can still be learned from the previous period of 'no deal' planning, where in some cases rushed decisions meant taxpayers’ money was not spent well," says National Audit Office.

David Hencke's analysis of the restrictive measures being drawn up by European countries and EU member states on the post-Brexit fate of British nationals seeking to make their lives there.

David Hencke speculates on Prime Minister Boris Johnson's limited options as he tries to keep hold of power in the face of a disorderly Brexit and a rebellious Parliament.

New guidance published by the Department for Transport reveals the upheaval a 'no deal' Brexit will cause for those looking to drive in EU countries.

£1.46 billion has been paid out in tax credits erroneously as civil servants are tasked with dealing with Brexit matters, according to the National Audit Office.

A report by the Public Accounts Committee reveals that time is running out for the Transport Secretary to re-order contracts to bring in supplies if the Hallowe'en Brexit deadline is met.

Both overpayments and underpayments by the Department of Work and Pensions have soared to unprecedented levels according to the National Audit Office

Documents from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) tell a tale of a ministry not fit to handle informing millions of women born in the 1950s that they would lose their pensions and complacent politicians unwilling to take action.

Part Two of David Hencke’s investigation into the human and financial cost of MP Chris Grayling’s long list of now infamous blunders – in his current position as Transport Secretary.

David Hencke digs into new research published by the Department for Work and Pensions on the cost of compensating millions of women who lost out on pensions when the state pension age was raised from 60 to 66.

A report by the Charity Commission will single out Oxfam's failures on sexual exploitation, while brushing aside the much bigger scale of the problem.

David Hencke reports from the extraordinary second and final day of a judicial review over the government's decision to remove the pension rights of the #BackTo60 women born in the 1950s.

A judicial review is told that millions of women born in the 50s were kept in the dark about losing pension rights.

David Hencke on a key legal case challenging the government's persistent discrimination against women with changes in the pension age.

Part One of David Hencke's investigation into the human and financial cost of MP Chris Grayling’s long list of now infamous blunders: first his time as Employment Minister and then Justice Secretary.

Our Inside Whitehall correspondent David Hencke returns from a global tour with some short but shocking observations on climate change, Brexit and the rise of China.