Jacob Rees-Mogg to sell off offices as civil servants continue to work from home

Minister for government efficiency has previously criticised the Civil Service for continuing to work from home

Jacob Rees-Mogg plans to sell off government offices in London in a move to cut costs as civil servants continue to work from home.

The minister for Brexit opportunities and government efficiency is organising property sales and a reduction in operating costs totalling £2bn as expensive office space in the capital is “under-utilised”, The Telegraph reports.

The strategy, set to be published next week, comes as Mr Rees-Mogg has called for Civil Service staff numbers to be cut by a fifth, and after his repeated criticism of civil servants continuing to work from home after the pandemic.