Starmer Announces AI-Driven Overhaul of Whitehall to Save £45 Billion

The UK Prime Minister outlines plans to digitize government services, reduce red tape, and reshape the civil service amid a new global 'era of instability.'

Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledges to cut regulatory costs for businesses by 25% and modernize government operations using artificial intelligence.
The digitization initiative aims to save taxpayers up to £45 billion through improved efficiency and reduced administrative burdens.
Plans include deploying AI and tech teams across public sector departments and training 2,000 tech apprentices by 2030 to support the transition.
Starmer emphasizes that no civil servant’s time should be spent on tasks that AI can perform better, faster, and to the same standard.
The government intends to reduce the size of the civil service, with one in ten civil servants expected to work in tech and digital roles within five years.