Former Chancellor George Osborne has defended the austerity measures he oversaw during the Conservative government's years of spending cuts, as he appeared before the Covid inquiry.
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Former Chancellor George Osborne has defended his austerity policies in government, insisting they in fact helped Britain to cope better with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.