Ministers told to find 5% savings to 'refocus' on PM's priorities

Departments told to identify potential cost-savings in order to boost funds for hospitals, schools and ‘levelling up’Sajid Javid has written to ministers urging them to identify projects that could be scrapped, to cut costs and “refocus” resources on Boris Johnson’s priorities of hospitals, schools and “levelling up”.In a letter signed by the chancellor and the PM, each department has been told to identify potential cost savings worth up to 5%, by 2 Marc