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BT cuts almost 8,000 jobs amid sweeping cost-saving programme

Telecoms group reports £1.1bn pre-tax profit in six months to end of September and share price touches five-year high Business live – latest updates BT has cut almost 8,000 jobs from its workforce since the end of March, as it pushes ahead with sweeping cost cuts across the business.

✦ Extractive summary — built from the sources' own reporting•From 1 source•1 min read•Updated November 5, 2026, 2:40 PM UTC

The telecoms group said its workforce had fallen by 7,731 to 90,000, excluding staff in its international business, which is being spun out in a joint venture with the US telecoms company Verizon.

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