Boris Johnson plans ‘revolution’ in government

Prime minister to sack third of cabinet, scrap Whitehall departments and shake up civil service in bid to appeal to ex-Labour voters

Boris Johnson
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Boris Johnson is planning to revolutionise the way government is run by sacking swathes of his cabinet, scrapping Whitehall departments and making sweeping changes to the civil service.

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