London:
Former British Indian chancellor Rishi Sunak in the race to be elected prime minister promised a major overhaul of the country’s civil service to create a “fast, lean” bureaucracy when he takes office at 10 Downing Street on Tuesday, 5 September. ,
Sunak, who is up against Foreign Secretary Liz Truss in the Conservative Party leadership election to succeed Boris Johnson, wants civil servants to spend at least one of their careers outside government roles in industry to broaden their experience. spend the year
Under the Sunak-led government, they would no longer receive a salary award based on their longevity of service but performance instead.
“As Chancellor, I saw parts of the British Civil Service delivering world-class COVID aid schemes in record time. But the bloated post-COVID state needs to shake up, so I am a swift Will make a lean civil service,” said Sunak.
“I will move forward with reductions in back office civil service headcount, recruiting and retaining the brightest and best. I will strengthen the experience of civil servants beyond Whitehall, allow ministers to bring in more outside expertise, and increase performance pay.” So that we really have a Rolls-Royce service that is delivered and accountable to the British people,” he said.
It comes as Sunak and Truss both launched their leadership election campaigns in Scotland this week, promising further investigation into the devolved Scottish government and rejecting demands from the Scottish National Party (SNP), including a withdrawal from the United Kingdom. A referendum on the independence of the region was demanded.
“The future of the United Kingdom is bright, but our union must work together, each country side by side, to get there. We must defeat the collective challenges that threaten the health of our public services. Mary Under the plans, the UK government will play its part, but the same should be replaced by Holyrood,” Sunak said.
Speaking ahead of the election in Perth, Scotland, to persuade Tory members who would vote in a postal and online vote to elect a new party leader, Truss said he was “totally concerned about Scotland and the United Kingdom”. Passionate” and committed to providing jobs, growth and opportunities.
Both candidates have won the support of several Scottish Conservative Members of Parliament at Westminster and Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) in Holyrood. However, the party’s Scottish leader Douglas Ross has said he would not support it publicly either, saying he would “work with whoever is victorious”.
This week’s event in Scotland is the seventh hosting of the Conservative leadership campaign, which ends on 2 September.
This comes as Truss is seen as the frontrunner with most Tory opinion polls indicating his victory, backing the cabinet minister, 11 Tory government whips in charge of party discipline. Got another boost with
“The Chief Whip has given the Whip permission to declare the allegiance of his leadership since his exit from Parliament,” a spokesman for the Whip Office said.
“This happens after the Chief Whip has allowed his local members to be informed of their personal preference. The Chief Whip and Deputy Chief Whip remain neutral,” the spokesman said.
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