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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Nadeem Badshah

Jacob Rees-Mogg to sell London offices as civil servants work from home

Jacob Rees-Mogg
Jacob Rees-Mogg said taxpayers should not be paying for unused office spaces. Photograph: Tayfun Salcı/ZUMA Press Wire/Rex/Shutterstock

Jacob Rees-Mogg has revealed he is planning to sell off £1.5bn worth of government offices in London due to the proportion of civil servants continuing to work from home.

The minister for Brexit opportunities and government efficiency will publish a strategy next week that includes selling property assets over the next three years, with staff working in fewer buildings as part of a new network of government “hubs”, the Telegraph reported.

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