Experts all agree NHS needs more money, Boris Johnson tells May

Failure on issue will let Corbyn win, cabinet told – but reference to experts may raise eyebrows

Boris Johnson will tell cabinet colleagues that all experts are agreed on the need for an urgent financial boost for the NHS, as he warns that Conservative failure to act will result in Jeremy Corbyn winning the next election.

Allies of the foreign secretary suggested that he would not stop making the argument for more money – with a particular demand for £100m extra per week after Brexit – until Theresa May concedes.

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