Antonia Romeo to lead new Office for the PM and Cabinet
The UK government is establishing a new Office for the Prime Minister and Cabinet (OPMC) to centralize strategic priorities, led by Dame Antonia Romeo. The reorganization includes a new AI Taskforce and shifts in responsibility for AI adoption across the civil service.
Why it matters
This structural change aims to improve government efficiency and prioritize the integration of artificial intelligence into public sector operations.
The creation of a new Office for the Prime Minister and the Cabinet has been announced, with cabinet secretary Dame Antonia Romeo tasked with leading it.
The decision implements a key recommendation that the IfG's Commission on the Centre of Government made in 2024 .
Leader of the House of Lords Angela Smith announced the plans in a written ministerial statement this afternoon on behalf of the PM Andy Burnham, setting out a series of machinery of government changes being made.
Baroness Smith said the creation of the OPMC, which will house No.10, the new No.10 North and teams within the Cabinet Office directly serving the PM and cabinet, will ensure the "centre of government is focused on our top strategic priorities". Smith said Romeo will lead the office, while Louise Haigh is expected to provide political leadership as first secretary of state.
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