Cabinet Office to axe 400 jobs in drive for ‘smaller, clearer structure’

Staff told 400 civil servant roles will go in voluntary exit scheme, with Whitehall braced for further cuts

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.