Amber Rudd

Guy Opperman has held onto his role as minister for pensions and financial inclusion after an action-packed cabinet reshuffle yesterday.

Guy Opperman has retained his post as pensions and financial inclusion minister, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed.

Amber Rudd has resigned as secretary of state for work and pensions with immediate effect, with Thérèse Coffey named as her successor.

This week's top stories include Amber Rudd remaining as work and pensions secretary, and the regulator carrying out seven criminal investigations into potential scams.

While Amber Rudd will remain in her job as secretary of state for work and pensions, the rest of Boris Johnson's cabinet has experienced a major shake-up.

Amber Rudd has not been moved out of her job as secretary of state for work and pensions amid concerns the pensions industry could have had its seventh politician in that office since the 2015 general election.

The Department for Work and Pensions has published its response to its consultation on the pensions dashboard - asking the industry to "create and test" consumer facing dashboards by the end of the year.

Jonathan Stapleton says the DWP's progress on CDC is a welcome, and cautious, step forward.

Collective defined contribution (CDC) provision will be introduced slowly, starting specifically with a Royal Mail scheme and then rolling it out more widely, the government has confirmed.