The Civil Service needs "innovators and disrupters", a Cabinet minister said as he called for it to follow the "test and learn" approach of tech firms and start-ups.Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden recalled Dominic Cummings' drive to recruit "misfits and weirdos" into the ranks of government advisers during a speech in east London.Mr McFadden said "world-class technologists" could come into central government for "a six or a 12-month tour of duty and use their digital and data e

The Civil Service needs "innovators and disrupters", a Cabinet minister said as he called for it to follow the "test and learn" approach of tech firms and start-ups.Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Pat McFadden recalled Dominic Cummings' drive to recruit "misfits and weirdos" into the ranks of government advisers during a speech in east London.Mr McFadden said "world-class technologists" could come into central government for "a six or a 12-month tour of duty and use their digital and data experience to help us tackle a number of challenges".He cited Airbnb, WhatsApp and Spotify as examples of start-ups the Civil Service could emulate in its approach.