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Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden delivers a keynote speech to the CyberUK conference at the Central Convention Complex in Manchester, May 7, 2025
MINISTERS were told by unions to do the right thing by civil servants today as the government revealed plans to move thousands of jobs out of London.
Cabinet minister Pat McFadden said “a substantial number of roles” are to be relocated to the regions, with major Westminster and Whitehall buildings facing closure.
Twelve thousand jobs could be affected by what Labour terms a plan to “radically reform the state” and save nearly £100 million.
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