UK spending review brought forward to early September - Treasury

British finance minister Sajid Javid's review of public spending will be brought forward to early September, the Treasury said on Tuesday.

"The forthcoming Spending Round will ... be brought forward in early September and will cover the themes and priorities he was due to outline," the Treasury said a statement.

A speech that Javid had been due to make on Wednesday on the economy and its challenges as Britain leaves the European Union had been postponed, it said.

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