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23 Jan 2018

Johnson rebuked by May over NHS funding

Political Editor

A case of how not to win friends and influence people. Instead Boris Johnson earned himself a terse rebuke from Theresa May and the Chancellor Philip Hammond after he let it be known that he would argue at Cabinet for a post-Brexit boost in NHS spending. Those discussions should stay private, said Mrs May. The NHS is not in your brief, said Mr Hammond.