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Plans to slash 91,000 civil service jobs ‘would need cuts to major frontline services’

Proposal would also cost country more than £1bn in redundancy payments, review finds

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak would target Whitehall savings to fund cost-of-living winter help

The former chancellor announced the approach as his leadership rival Liz Truss maintained she is committed to helping struggling families.

The Independent UK

Plan to axe 91,000 civil servants ‘only possible with cuts to services’

Review casts doubt on Boris Johnson’s claim that frontline services would not be harmed

The Guardian - UK

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Government 'goes cold' on Boris Johnson civil servant cuts plan after huge cost revealed

A WHITEHALL review into Boris Johnson’s plans to axe as many as 91,000 civil servants over three years has led the Treasury to “go cold” after…

The National (Scotland)

Labour attacks ‘zombie government’ as Boris Johnson returns from holiday

PM criticised for nearly week-long break in Slovenia after 15 Whitehall consultations left unanswered

The Guardian - UK

Public don’t want tax cuts Truss and Sunak are promising, poll reveals

As the Tory leadership hopefuls clash over when to reduce taxes, the public are more concerned with maintaining funding

The Guardian - UK

Only two out of five staff at 'Britain's FBI' think they have tools to do job

Labour analysed a poll of civil servants to find out how many were satisfied they had tools necessary to perform their roles effectively

Daily Mirror

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Truss U-turn on regional pay for public sector workers: how it happened

Details of the plan to slash £8.8 billion were unveiled in a press release on Monday but scrapped on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Liz Truss berated for 'cack-handed' Nicola Sturgeon attack in day of chaos

Last night Ms Truss said the best way to deal with the Scottish First Minister was to ignore her, branding Ms Sturgeon an "attention seeker", but the attack has been branded "irresponsible" and "straight out of the Trump playbook"

Daily Mirror

Liz Truss abandons £8.8bn policy to slash public sector pay amid backlash

Senior Tory figures had said the policy would would ‘level down’ the nation by cutting teachers’ and nurses’ pay.

The Independent UK

The Northern Agenda: That bloody cheese man

Keep up to date with all the big politics stories in the North with the daily Northern Agenda newsletter. You can receive the Northern Agenda newsletter direct to your inbox every week day by signing up right here. Here is today's Northern Agenda

Manchester Evening News

Liz Truss ditches lower pay plan for public sector workers outside London in screeching U-turn

The Tory frontrunner ditched the proposals in the face of a furious backlash, with critics warning it could leave nurses, teachers and other public sector workers poorer.

Daily Mirror

Liz Truss plan to cut public sector pay would ‘level down’ nation – Tory critics

Conservative Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchen said he was ‘actually speechless’ at the £8.8 billion proposal.

The Independent UK

‘Ticking time bomb’: Tory mayor ‘speechless’ at Liz Truss’s plans to cut public sector pay

Ben Houchen claims proposals will result in a ‘massive pay cut for 5.5 million people’ including nurses and police officers outside London

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Tory policy battle: What have Truss and Sunak pledged for the country?

Over the next few weeks it will be up to Conservative members to decide which of the two final candidates will take on the top job in No 10.

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss criticised for claiming public sector pay pledge was misrepresented – as it happened

Former Tory chief whip tells leadership candidate to ‘stop blaming journalists’ after spokesperson said there had been ‘wilful misrepresentation of campaign’

Manchester Evening News

Liz Truss criticised over plans to lower pay for public sector workers

She claimed there is too much bureaucracy and "stale groupthink in Whitehall" which she hopes to cleanse

Daily Mirror

Liz Truss vows to slash pay of nurses and teachers outside London in 'levelling down' plan

Critics said Liz Truss' promise would result in a 'war on Workington' rather than Whitehall and marked the death of Boris Johnson's levelling up agenda

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Liz Truss U-turns on plan to pay less in areas like the North East

The Tory leadership hopeful had outlined plans for regional pay boards that would pay less in some areas but later said policy had been

Daily Mirror

Liz Truss steps up war on public sector workers and unions in bid for Tory crown

The Foreign Secretary vowed to axe 'facility time', which allows union officials paid hours off to carry out duties while at work and semmed to rule out scrapping the fox hunting ban

The Independent UK

Liz Truss plan means lower pay for public service workers in poorer areas

Unions say favourite for PM’s job will face ‘opposition every step of the way’ if she pushes plans through

The Guardian - UK

Why is there unrest among civil servants and how will ministers respond?

Analysis: civil servants are frustrated with real-terms pay cuts, job losses, and political briefings against them

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss plan to cut £11bn in Whitehall waste ‘ludicrous’

Unions and experts attack Tory leadership candidate’s proposals for civil service savings

The Independent UK

Truss promises to cut costs and end ‘stale groupthink’ in Whitehall

Tory leadership hopeful Liz Truss wants to save £11 billion a year with her plans.

Tribune News Service

Liz Truss is on course for a collision with UK economic reality

LONDON — Liz Truss looks an increasingly strong favorite to overcome Rishi Sunak and replace Boris Johnson as the U.K.’s prime minister. Her next target will be the British civil service.

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