Johnson is preparing to cut thousands of public jobs

Ministers of his government Boris Johnson draw up plans to cut thousands of public sector jobs as part of a review of public spending over the next three years, according to The Times.

The Ministry of Finance gave an instruction indicate to all ministries where cuts can be made in view of the review of public expenditure in the autumn, mentions the post. The newspaper cites unnamed sources.

According to the Times, the ministries were told that they will have to reverse their staff increase because of Brexit and the new coronavirus pandemic. Public sector unions have said the cuts will be made mainly through the non-recruitment of new employees when workers retire, according to the Times.

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