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Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 16 March 2026

Debate

UK Public Servants: International Secondments

Contribution

My Lords, it is right that we expect the highest standards of our civil servants, but what does my noble friend make of the statement that emanated from Reform UK that a Reform UK Government would expect to dismiss the top civil servants in every government department and replace them with people seen as more likely to implement the party’s priorities? Does she agree that if we go down that path, we will undermine the integrity of the Civil Service and do this country a great disservice?

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