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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Eleni Courea Political correspondent

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Civil servants will need to work efficiently or face redundancy under new rules - What They Never Told You

Pat McFadden, the Cabinet Office minister, looking at his watch.
Pat McFadden, the Cabinet Office minister, says: ‘We will introduce new checks to identify and tackle poor performance where we find it, and to recognise the good work of senior leaders across the civil service.’ Photograph: Adam Vaughan/EPA

Senior civil servants must find cuts in their Whitehall budgets or risk losing their jobs under new rules, ministers will announce on Thursday.

Pat McFadden, the Cabinet Office minister, will unveil a set of performance standards intended to ensure value for money in Whitehall.

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