oris Johnson has threatened to “privatise the arse” off the Passport Office, DVLA and other “arms-length” public bodies unless they start delivering better services.
Urging his Cabinet ministers to come up with creative ways to help ease the growing cost of living crisis, the Prime Minister also pledged to increase scrutiny of the “post-Covid mañana culture” at some public bodies which have come in for criticism for failing to abandon working practices introduced during the crisis.
Although Tuesday morning’s Cabinet meeting was focused on ways of tackling the cost of living crisis as households face spiralling energy bills, government sources said Mr Johnson highlighted how improving the efficiency of public bodies could also contribute to reducing the financial burdens faced by people.
With many families planning to take their first summer holiday since the pandemic this year, the Passport Office has been hit with an unprecedented surge in applications because…
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