LONDON UK government on Wednesday announced plans to shut key Whitehall buildings and relocate thousands of jobs from London to regional hubs across the UK. The move is part of a wider effort to decentralize decision-making and cut costs, with 12,000 civil servant jobs in the capital set to be cut or relocated. Pat McFadden, the Cabinet Office minister revealed in a statement that a target has been set for 50% of all senior civil servants to be based outside London within five years. The aim,