61 h. ago Civil service faces £2bn cuts with '50,000 jobs to go' as Rachel Reeves fights to balance books... but it will STILL be bigger than before Brexit vote

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is telling departments to cut their admin budgets - such as for HR, policy advice and office management - by 15 per cent.

Economics

4 d. ago Confusion at top of government over how many jobs could be cut from civil service

Chancellor said there would be 10,000 job losses but the transport secretary said there is no target

Politics

4 d. ago Spring statement latest: Starmer warns of cuts ‘across the board’ with ‘50,000 civil service jobs up for axe’

Sir Keir Starmer questioned why the government shouldn’t aim to be more efficient

Events

4 d. ago Glimmer of hope for Reeves as economy stutters back to life ahead of Spring Statement

Closely-watched PMI figures showed activity firmly back in growth territory, with the reading up from 50.5 in February to 52 this month.

Politics

4 d. ago Rachel Reeves faces wrath of unions over cuts to Britain's bloated Civil Service as '50,000 jobs could go'

Chancellor says she was ‘confident’ Civil Service numbers could be reduced by 10,000, but one union chief says the cuts could lead to some 50,000 staff being let go

Politics

4 d. ago Business News: 50,000 Civil Service jobs at risk and UK property taxes among highest in world

Watch today’s top business stories in under two minutes.

Society

4 d. ago Rachel Reeves faces wrath of unions over Civil Service cuts 'that could see 50,000 jobs axed'

Chancellor says she was ‘confident’ Civil Service numbers could be reduced by 10,000, but one union chief says the cuts could lead to some 50,000 staff being let go

Politics

5 d. ago Unions warn about effect on vital services after Chancellor confirms job cuts

FDA general secretary Dave Penman said a 10% cut in the entire salary bill of the Civil Service could mean up to 50,000 jobs may be cut.

Events

5 d. ago Rachel Reeves wields axe over 10,000 civil service jobs as she warns of hard choices ahead

Labour chancellor says the ‘world has changed’ since last year’s budget as she prepares to set out tough decisions in Wednesday’s spring statement

Events

5 d. ago Moment Rachel Reeves reveals how many civil service jobs will be cut

Rachel Reeves has pledged to cut the running costs of government by 15% and to reduce civil service jobs by 10,000 by the end of this parliament.

Politics

5 d. ago Civil service will be ordered to slash £2.2bn from 'back room' budgets with jobs to go as Rachel Reeves desperately tries to avoid more tax rises in looming Spring Statement

Administrative costs must fall 15 per cent in Whitehall by the end of of the decade under a new drive, with jobs expected to go.

Economics

9 d. ago More than 12,000 British stores shut for good last year – data

There was a net drop of 3,802 stores across high streets, retail parks and shopping centres over year, after taking account of new openings.

Politics

2 w. ago As Keir targets the 'flabby' civil service... it's revealed an official was TRIPLE

A new fraud report published by the Cabinet Office detailed how the individual had twice held three roles in three Whitehall departments.

Politics