# BT boss refuses to rule out job cuts after ‘unprecedented’ Talktalk rescue

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/bt-boss-refuses-to-rule-out-job-cuts-after-unprecedented-talktalk-rescue/
- Published: 2026-11-05T11:08:34+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T11:23:51+00:00
- Original publisher: City AM (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.cityam.com/bt-boss-refuses-to-rule-out-job-cuts-after-unprecedented-talktalk-rescue/
- Topics: Business, Economy, Markets

## Key points

- BT will not guarantee jobs for 900 incoming Talktalk staff.
- The takeover protects services used by 2.5 million customers.
- Regulators are reviewing its potential impact on competition.

## Summary

BT chief executive Allison Kirkby has refused to guarantee that 900 Talktalk employees joining the company will keep their jobs, as regulators review BT’s takeover of Talktalk’s consumer and wholesale businesses. She defended the purchase as an exceptional rescue, saying Talktalk’s imminent collapse threatened connectivity for millions of customers and public services.

The deal, made through a pre-pack administration, covers services used by 2.5 million customers and is expected to cost about £400m this financial year. BT’s workforce has fallen 11 per cent to 90,000, with plans to reduce it to 65,000–70,000 by 2030; Bloomberg Intelligence estimates the acquisition could lift BT’s fixed broadband market share from 29 per cent to 35 per cent. The government is reviewing the deal on public-interest grounds, while rival Virgin Media O2 has criticised it over competition concerns.

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