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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Adam Forrest

Austerity cuts ahead could mean ‘end of NHS’, warns ex-Bank of England deputy

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The scale of the austerity cuts looming if the Liz Truss government does not reverse course on the economy could result in the end of the NHS, the Bank of England’s former deputy governor has warned.

Sir Charlie Bean said it would be better to “get a Tardis and go back” to undo Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-Budget – warning that the government was losing the confidence of markets.

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