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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Cabinet Office to axe 400 jobs in drive for ‘smaller, clearer structure’

Cabinet Office building in Whitehall
Sources told the Guardian there was an acceptance the civil service had become too big after expanding owing to the demands of Brexit and the Covid pandemic. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

The Cabinet Office is to cut 400 jobs as it moves to a “smaller, clearer structure”, it has been announced.

On Wednesday, it emerged that ministers were expected to shrink the size of the civil service as part of an efficiency drive, with more than 10,000 roles set to go.

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