Boris Johnson to enshrine £34bn NHS spending pledge into law

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Boris Johnson to enshrine £34bn NHS spending pledge into law

The Tories claim it will be the first time any government has made a legally-binding
spending commitment over several years.

15 December 2019


Other health promises include 50 million more GP appointments a year

Boris Johnson's pledge to raise spending on the NHS by almost £34bn by 2023-24 will be enshrined into law on Thursday.

The prime minister is expected to use the first Queen's Speech of the new parliament to underline commitments made during his victorious general election campaign to support the health service.

The Conservatives said it would be the first time any government has made a legally binding spending commitment over several years.

Meanwhile, the prime minister's chief adviser Dominic Cummings is reportedly preparing a radical overhaul of the Civil Service.

According to The Sunday Telegraph, Mr Cummings will review the way officials are hired, while The Sunday Times claims some departments could be abolished and civil servants replaced by outside experts.

While the Queen's Speech will be largely the same as that delivered in October before parliament was dissolved for the election, it is expected to include a number of additional measures.

They include changes to the justice system after Mr Johnson promised serious offenders would not be released early following the London Bridge terror attack.

https://news.sky.com/story/boris-joh...o-law-11887014

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Boris Johnson plans radical overhaul of civil service to guarantee 'people's Brexit'

14th December 2019


Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds celebrate the election results at 10 Downing Street

Boris Johnson is plotting a dramatic overhaul of Whitehall after his landslide election victory, in a drive to demonstrate that the Government “works for the people”.

Dominic Cummings, Mr Johnson’s chief aide, is to spearhead plans for radical reforms to the civil service, including a review of the processes for hiring and firing officials, to ensure Whitehall delivers the Prime Minister’s agenda.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics...ice-guarantee/