Election debate: Johnson and Corbyn clash over NHS future
by Heather Stewart, Peter Walker and Rowena Mason from on (#4VCCJ)
Labour leader claims service will be sold by PM, who keeps repeating Brexit mantra
Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn have clashed over which of them is best placed to safeguard the NHS if they win the general election, with the Labour leader accusing the prime minister of being ready to sell it off to US corporations.
In a testy live debate on ITV, during which the prime minister repeatedly returned to the claim that he would "get Brexit done", both men lavished praise on the NHS, but Corbyn said Johnson would put it up for sale.
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