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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Justin Price

Reform UK Vows to Purge 'Woke Whitehall' in Trump-Style Shake-Up — 140,000 Civil Service Roles at Risk

Reform UK has announced a sweeping overhaul of Britain's civil service, proposing the elimination of up to 140,000 government roles and significant reforms to the rules governing civil servants' political neutrality. The plans, unveiled on 28 October, target what the party describes as a 'bloated and ideological' Whitehall bureaucracy, aiming to streamline operations and curb what it calls 'woke activism' within government institutions.

A 'Trump-Style Shake-Up' and its Political Implications

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