Government announces fast-track of Spending Review

Government has set a date of 4 September for the conclusions of the Spending Review to be announced.Chancellor Sajid Javid has promised increased spending on priority areas of schools, police and health.Ministerial sources are quoted as saying that bringing forward the date of the Spending Review was intended to provide certainty ahead of Brexit, which the Government is committed to delivering on 31 October. Elsewhere, media speculation is that the fast-tracked review is an indicator of an Autumn general election.