The United Kingdom’s Cabinet Office is set to lose nearly a third of its workforce as part of Labour’s drive to reform the Civil Service. Of the 6,500 staff of the Cabinet Office, 2,100 staff are expected to be cut or moved to other departments over the next two years. The cuts include 1,200 posts…
Local people will have “control of where the Whitehall cash goes” under funding plans for deprived neighbourhoods, ministers have announced. Officials have set aside £1.5 billion to be shared around 75 areas across the UK, which can be used for projects such as youth clubs and cultural venues, as well as community services such as…
Angela Rayner will promise to make devolution the “default setting” for councils across the country after senior Government figures warned they could overrule local authorities’ objections to push through key building plans. In a speech to regional leaders, the Deputy Prime Minister will vow to push power out of Whitehall and into the hands of…