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Reform UK Proposes Controversial Overhaul of Government Powers

10/29/2025

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Reform UK plans to overhaul government powers, enabling ministers to bypass international law and dismiss civil servants, according to Danny Kruger, the party's new efficiency tsar.
He seeks to rewrite ministerial and civil service codes to strengthen cabinet authority, citing parallels to U.S. President Donald Trump.
Kruger says public servants must answer to ministers accountable to parliament.
Anna Turley (Labour Chair) criticized the proposals as impractical and ineffective, noting cost-saving inconsistencies.

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Reform UK plans to overhaul government powers, enabling ministers to bypass international law and dismiss civil servants, according to Danny Kruger, the party's new efficiency tsar.
He seeks to rewrite ministerial and civil service codes to strengthen cabinet authority, citing parallels to U.S. President Donald Trump.
Kruger says public servants must answer to ministers accountable to parliament.
Anna Turley (Labour Chair) criticized the proposals as impractical and ineffective, noting cost-saving inconsistencies.