DfID staff ‘devastated and demoralised’ by Foreign Office merger
No 10 accused of exploiting Covid-19 pandemic to rush through Whitehall merger
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Downing Street is facing growing anger from staff at the Department for International Development, some of whom accuse it of exploiting the Covid-19 pandemic by pushing through the merger with the Foreign Office.
Plans had long been mooted to combine the two Whitehall departments but insiders were shocked by the timing and manner of the announcement – which came without union consultation, with many staff finding out via an apparent leak to the media.
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