Boris Johnson calls coronavirus pandemic a 'massive opportunity' the Tories can exploit

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Speaking to Tory activists, the Prime Minister said his party would use the fallout from the pandemic to 'short-circuit' the state and slash taxes

The Prime Minister has explosively described the deadly coronavirus pandemic as a "massive opportunity" that his party can take advantage of.

Boris Johnson said that the Conservatives would use the fall out of the crisis to "short-circuit" the country and impose a right-wing agenda of tax cuts and reduced support for the unemployed.

And he urged activists to keep the faith as he promised that he would slash taxes as soon as the Spring.

Speaking at a Q&A session at Conservative conference on Sunday, he said: "We have a massive opportunity now to use this unquestionable crisis, I mean it's been a huge thing for our country, to build back better."

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/boris-johnson-calls-coronavirus-pandemic-22790194

No great surprise - never let a good crisis go to waste, after all - but sort of refreshing to see it set out so bluntly.

In terms of the Shock Doctrine, I'd have thought the impending no-deal Brexit might have been enough to do the trick on its own, but I'm sure Johnson/Cummings know best.