Plans to axe 91,000 UK civil servants would ‘cut public services’

Government plans to axe up to 91,000 civil servants over three years will require deep cuts to public services and cost at least £1bn in redundancy payments, according to a Whitehall review.

Boris Johnson in May unveiled plans for the near 20 per cent reduction in headcount, and in June

he could “prune” back the civil service to 2016 levels “without harming” frontline services

However, government insiders said a review by…