Civil service chief Antonia Romeo to call for ‘fundamental’ overhaul of Whitehall
Andy Burnham’s government is seeking to cut departmental spending and expand AI use
Covered by 2 sources from United Kingdom. First reported by The Independent ·
How 2 newspapers cover this story
Civil service chief Antonia Romeo to call for ‘fundamental’ overhaul of Whitehall
Andy Burnham’s government is seeking to cut departmental spending and expand AI use
Whitehall is too ‘tame, reactive and risk-averse’, says UK’s top civil servant
Antonia Romeo pledges to ‘rewire’ civil service by incentivising and rewarding top performers Whitehall is too “tame, reactive and risk-averse”, the cabinet secretary has said, as she set out a “completely new approach” to managing the performance of civil servants. With Andy Burnham and his deputy, Louise Haigh, in…
Coverage details
2 outlets from United Kingdom are covering this story: The Independent and The Guardian. The Independent published it first, on November 10, 2026; the last outlet to join was The Guardian, 25 hours later.
Key names in the coverage: Antonia Romeo, Andy Burnham and Whitehall.
