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The government is expected to spell out its agenda for the coming parliament this morning and construction firms will be keenly watching developments following Boris Johnson鈥檚 convincing victory in last week鈥檚 general election.

In the run up to the general election on 12 December, the Tories pledged that significant sums of public cash would be ploughed into transport, a hospital building programme, housing upgrades and a renewed focus on the Northern powerhouse.

The Conservatives鈥� manifesto said the party would invest 拢100bn over five years on road and rail, 拢2.7bn building six new hospitals with a further 34 due to be built in the coming decade, 拢6.3bn on upgrading homes across the country to meet new environmental standards and 拢4bn on public transport initiatives in the Midlands and the North.

It also expressed support for a third runway at London鈥檚 Heathrow airport, despite Boris Johnson鈥檚 assertion 鈥� before he became prime minister 鈥� that he would 鈥渓ie down in front of the diggers鈥� to stop it from happening.

Little has been said about late payments or retentions, although a new bill covering the issue could see the light of day early next year.

Firms will be hoping there will be more certainty around immigration and the ability to hire overseas workers, following Brexit and the government鈥檚 aim 鈥� continued from the last administration 鈥� of slashing the numbers of people coming into the UK.