The UK and Japan have signed a declaration on economic security, supply chains and critical industries, giving the clipboard a diplomatic promotion.
Lucy Rigby and Rhun ap Iorwerth join the Privy Council, where public service receives a ceremonious layer of paperwork and very serious nodding.
Harriet Harman has been appointed the Prime Minister’s unpaid part time Adviser on Women and Girls, with a brief spanning violence, opportunity and representation.
Forty communities join Pride in Place, while residents choose investment priorities and one bench prepares for local democracy.
The Environment Agency could gain police style powers in a waste crime crackdown, leaving illegal rubbish with financial questions to answer.
