Ouch. @TomTugendhat asks why he's heard Foreign Office facing 10% staff cuts. @BorisJohnson says @trussliz says that's actually "FAKE NEWS!"
Except, it wasn't fake news.
Here's the email to staff.
Will @BorisJohnson come to the Commons to correct the record this afternoon..?
Here's the email to staff.
Will @BorisJohnson come to the Commons to correct the record this afternoon..?
.@DavidLammy tells me: "It would appear, not for the first time, the only person spreading fake news is Boris Johnson. The Government is shrinking our diplomatic presence, and the PM can’t even own up to it...
"He's unfit to lead. When you mislead Parliament you are misleading the country as well, he needs to come back to the House and correct the record urgently."
FDA chief @FDAGenSec: “Thousands of FCDO staff will be surprised to hear the Prime Minister say in Parliament that a 10% staffing cut is “fake news”, as fresh in their inbox yesterday was an email confirming just that...
@FDAGenSec "The Strategic Workforce Plan envisages a just under 10% headcount reduction by 2025, mainly achieved through voluntary redundancy. The criticism often heard is that FCDO is a crisis organisation, yet if the Govt continues to starve it of resources, that is what it will become."
Strangely, the internal intranet which carried the 10% cuts plan...no longer carries it.
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