Brexit deal dividend could boost economy, health secretary says

Matt Hancock hints at ‘good deal on the horizon’, but says NHS funding secure either way

Securing a good Brexit agreement could result in a “deal dividend” for the UK economy, the health secretary, Matt Hancock, has said on the day of the budget, insisting that the NHS will get its promised extra funding whatever the departure terms.

Discussing a promised £2bn real-terms increase in mental health funding to be announced by Philip Hammond in the budget, Hancock took a notably less gloomy view than the chancellor of how Brexit could affect the national finances.

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