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| Boris Johnson is expected to push for an extra £100m a week for the NHS in England at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, the BBC understands. | Boris Johnson is expected to push for an extra £100m a week for the NHS in England at a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, the BBC understands. |
| Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt will give ministers a routine update on how the NHS is coping with winter pressures. | Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt will give ministers a routine update on how the NHS is coping with winter pressures. |
| The foreign secretary is expected to use the occasion to demand extra money and a renewed focus on the service. | |
| A source close to Mr Johnson said that there is concern that "Number 10 is abandoning the territory". | A source close to Mr Johnson said that there is concern that "Number 10 is abandoning the territory". |
| The source said he was frustrated at Downing Street's lack of action on the issue given the levels of public anxiety about how the NHS is faring. | The source said he was frustrated at Downing Street's lack of action on the issue given the levels of public anxiety about how the NHS is faring. |
| Other cabinet ministers like Environment Secretary Michael Gove, are understood to share Mr Johnson's anxiety. | |
| Another cabinet minister told the BBC's political editor Laura Kuenssberg that "everyone says privately that something has to change - we have to offer a reason why we should run it, not just be in a bidding war with the Labour Party." | Another cabinet minister told the BBC's political editor Laura Kuenssberg that "everyone says privately that something has to change - we have to offer a reason why we should run it, not just be in a bidding war with the Labour Party." |
| It is understood that Mr Hunt and Mr Johnson have not had a direct conversation about the latter's planned intervention. | It is understood that Mr Hunt and Mr Johnson have not had a direct conversation about the latter's planned intervention. |
| But a source close to Mr Hunt said, "as always, you would expect the health secretary to be arguing for more money for his department and discussions are ongoing". | But a source close to Mr Hunt said, "as always, you would expect the health secretary to be arguing for more money for his department and discussions are ongoing". |
| Growing numbers of Conservative MPs are openly expressing their frustration with Number 10's handling of the NHS winter pressures. | Growing numbers of Conservative MPs are openly expressing their frustration with Number 10's handling of the NHS winter pressures. |
| They are particularly concerned about Prime Minister Theresa May's response to calls for a cross-party commission to tackle the long term challenges of facing the health service. | They are particularly concerned about Prime Minister Theresa May's response to calls for a cross-party commission to tackle the long term challenges of facing the health service. |
| One senior Tory MP told the BBC: "We all know the problem - it is at the centre. There is no decision making." | One senior Tory MP told the BBC: "We all know the problem - it is at the centre. There is no decision making." |
| A Number 10 source said: "We gave the NHS top priority in the last Budget with an extra £2.8bn. We know it is under particular pressure at this time of year." | A Number 10 source said: "We gave the NHS top priority in the last Budget with an extra £2.8bn. We know it is under particular pressure at this time of year." |