Bonfire of Civil Service pen-pushers is confirmed by Rachel Reeves with 10,000 jobs AXED

RACHEL Reeves will light a bonfire of civil service pen-pushers, with tens of thousands of jobs set to be axed.

At the Spring Statement today the Chancellor confirmed Whitehall running costs will be slashed by 15 per cent by the end of the decade.

GettyTens of thousands of civil service jobs are set to be axed in an effort to reduce the bloated state[/caption]

The push to reduce the bloated state comes amid dire growth predictions for the economy from the Office for Budget Responsibility.