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Britain grapples with how to get civil servants back in offices

Debate over future working arrangements still on as country seeks to return to normal

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Jonathan Eyal‍ Global Affairs Correspondent In London, Jonathan Eyal

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British ministers have abandoned plans to force civil servants to return to full-time office work after more than 15 months of working from home because of the pandemic.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's official spokesman flatly denied rumours that civil servants who refuse to return to their offices by the end of this month will suffer pay cuts.
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