Government to review New Hospital Programme in full as Reeves hunts for savings

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Chancellor claims budget overspends ‘covered up’ by Tories and says ‘difficult decisions’ to come in autumn budget

The New Hospital Programme will be completely reviewed and a number of transport commitments scrapped, the chancellor has announced.

Addressing MPs this afternoon, Rachel Reeves said the true state of the UK’s finances had been “covered up” by the Conservative Party in government, who she accused of putting “party before country”.

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