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Corbyn: ‘Dangers of NHS privatisation have never been greater than during Covid crisis’

JEREMY CORBYN has warned that the Tories are using the coronavirus crisis as an excuse to privatise “large elements” of the NHS.

In an online Rally for Socialist Change on Saturday, the former Labour Party leader criticised the government for hiring private companies to provide services during the Covid-19 pandemic.

He said: “The dangers of the privatisation of the NHS have never been greater than during the Covid crisis.

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