Savings targets could cost 10,000 civil service jobs

A government source tells the BBC the increasing size of the civil service cannot continue.

The Papers: 'Sara was failed' and 10,000 civil service jobs to be axed

Convictions over the death of Sara Sharif and a new drive for government efficiency lead the papers.
BBC News - 4h
More than 10,000 UK civil service jobs to be cut

Voluntary redundancies expected across Whitehall as departments respond to chancellor’s spending review
Financial Times - 16h
Rising costs will see disability services cut, leading charity warns

Mencap is one of a number of care organisations warning they will have to axe vital services.
BBC News - 1d
Labour minister echoes Cummings with call to shake up civil service

Government officials appear to share some of the analysis of maverick former No 10 adviser
Financial Times - 2d
Civil service reform must tackle pay and promotion

Frozen public sector wages and tax thresholds create unhelpful incentives, leading to recruitment woes on Whitehall
Financial Times - 3d
Starmer and Dominic Cummings now agree on one thing - the civil service is a problem

The government’s aims are bold, but they want to galvanise the civil servants who implement the government’s agenda.
BBC News - 5d
Airbus cuts nearly 500 UK jobs to reduce costs

It has made the cuts mostly to its space division and says there are no "compulsory" losses planned.
BBC News - Dec. 4
How Stellantis CEO's Cost-Cutting Mantra Cost Him His Job

Carlos Tavares’s abrupt exit from the Jeep maker came amid concerns over his renewed efficiency drive.
The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 2