Boris Johnson likens civil service job cuts to families reducing cost of living

PM justifies plans to scrap 91,000 jobs in letter to civil servants but promises support

Boris Johnson has written to civil servants justifying plans to cut 91,000 jobs, saying the government must reduce its costs just as many families are doing".

Following the announcement that the civil service's flagship graduate scheme was to be frozen for at least a year to help reduce head count by 20%, the prime minister tried to assure officials that support would be provided to anyone affected".