Former chancellor rejects claims health and social care capacity were severely weakened by time Covid-19 struck

Osborne insists austerity prepared UK well for the pandemic

Former chancellor George Osborne has insisted that austerity cuts under his watch gave the UK the financial flexibility to cope with the pandemic, in his evidence to the Covid-19 inquiry on Tuesday.
Osborne dismissed claims that Britain’s health and social care capacity had been severely weakened as a result of his cost-cutting programme.
This story originally appeared on: Financial Times - Author:William Wallis