Conservative conference: Johnson on Thatcher and tax and NHS

Boris Johnson said Margaret Thatcher would have warned against more borrowing now to help public finances, as it would mean higher interest rates and taxes later.

He addressed his party conference on dealing with Covid and said his party had "looked after the NHS for most of its history" and it was the party to "rise to the challenge" and deal with the backlog of work.

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