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  • the UK stop civil servant, who also advises Boris Johnson on national security matters, is stepping down.

  • Sir Mark said.

  • Well is leaving in September in what's being seen as a big shakeup of the civil service.

  • More on that in a moment.

  • But first, the prime minister says the UK will build its way out of the economic crisis caused by the Corona virus pandemic with infrastructure projects for schools, hospitals and transport.

  • He's to give a speech outlining his plans on Tuesday.

  • Is Jessica Parker reports Fighting fit Boris Johnson doing press ups as he also tries to get the economy into shape?

  • Speaking to the mail on Sunday about Corona virus, he said, This has Bean a huge, huge shock to the country.

  • But we're going to bounce back very well.

  • We want to build our way back to health brick and to do it.

  • Harking back to some familiar themes, we are going to unite and level up again.

  • The idea of leveling up tackling inequality with a promise of new schools, hospitals and transport schemes.

  • Ministers are trying to motor the economy along hospitality, opening up next weekend in England being a great deal of work across government in terms of investing in the hospitality sector, so pubs, restaurants, bars to get them reopened.

  • It's all part of the road map that the government is outlined.

  • Lockdowns eased.

  • Boris Johnson, it seems, is trying to get his political agenda back on track.

  • A big speech this week.

  • A new task force called Project Speed to deliver on infrastructure projects a bid to revitalize the economy and, after a challenging few months, where Downing Street has at times being on the back foot, perhaps a bit to revitalize his administration as well.

  • But Labour says some businesses will need more support, warning.

  • Without it, unemployment could reach levels not seen since the 19 eighties.

  • The prime minister.

  • He's very good at words.

  • He's very good at the big grand promises.

  • The world beating testing trace system was gonna be in place by June.

  • The first all of the other promises made.

  • The problem is, there is a Grand Canyon between his rhetoric and the reality.

  • Big projects mean big money.

  • And so an economist says, more borrowing, the absolute priority is to support the economy and ensure that it starts growing properly again.

  • Where they're going to get worried, as if in three or four years time we're still borrowing very large amounts of that point.

  • They're going to have to rein in the spending or increase the taxes to bring it on the control.

  • Supporting the economy through Cove it has already cost billions.

  • I think we ordered four of everything on your menu.

  • Boris Johnson and his chancellor don't appear afraid of big numbers, but ordering something be easier than making it happen?

  • Well, let's get more on the UK stop, civil servant and national security adviser Sir Mark said.

  • Well, who's about to step down this joint?

  • Rejoined Jessica Parker at Westminster.

  • Jessica.

  • What's behind all this?

  • One man goes, What does it all mean?

  • Well, it will fuel this idea that Downing Street is determined to shake up Whitehall everything from how decisions are made to the kind of people who are recruited to make them.

  • And people don't get much more important around here than Sir Mark said.

  • Will the U.

  • K's top civil servants, the man who literally sits alongside Boris Johnson at the Cabinet table now he was recruited by Theresa May will stay in place until late September before he moves into another role.

  • But there's been a lot of speculation about his position on the way the story spilled out.

  • It has been criticized by the union that represents senior civil servants, they say, so marksman undermined.

  • They've described the situation as corrosive.

  • Now some are said, Will has another role.

  • National security adviser.

  • He's gonna be replaced in that by a man called David Frost.

  • You might know that name.

  • He's the U.

  • K's chief negotiator with the U on trade talks.

  • But look, whether it's a white hole shake couple expending all big infrastructure projects, these ideas predate the pandemic.

  • But they seem to be regarded with renewed importance by number 10 going forward.

  • But look, big ideas relatively easy to talk about a little harder to make them a success.

  • Okay, Jessica.

  • Thank you, Jessica Parker.

the UK stop civil servant, who also advises Boris Johnson on national security matters, is stepping down.

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