Coronavirus has a “silver lining” that Tories can “take advantage” of to achieve their manifesto pledge, a Cabinet minister said today.
Therese Coffey predicted the pandemic would make it “more straightforward to level up across the country” because the government has had to step in and provide so much support.
Despite wage subsidies being drastically scaled back from October 31, and a looming recession, the Work and Pensions Secretary vowed to ensure “every part of the UK gets to benefit from our response”.
Ms Coffey’s comments are the latest glass-half-full assessment of the pandemic at the Tories’ virtual conference. Health minister Lord Bethell said yesterday: “I think it will be like the Olympics - when it’s all over and we look back
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