The government is to launch a new taskforce it says will accelerate the delivery of major projects as Britain tries to find a way out of the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Infrastructure Delivery Taskforce charged with fast-tracking the building of schools, hospitals, roads and even prisons is due to be announced by Boris Johnson in a speech next week.
The group, which Downing Street said would be known as "Project Speed", will be led by Chancellor Rishi Sunak.
It will "look across the full range of government's public investment projects and cut delivery times by removing bottlenecks at every step of development and delivery".