London | Prime Minister Boris Johnson has vowed to rebuild Britain as a different country after the pandemic, promising a slew of potentially expensive measures while insisting the private sector would lead the country's reinvention.
Restoring Britain to its pre-pandemic state would be "not good enough", he said. The COVID-19 shock was a "trigger for acceleration of social and economic change" that meant "we humans won't content ourselves with a repair job".
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Hans van Leeuwen covers British and European politics, economics and business from London. He has worked as a reporter, editor and policy adviser in Sydney, Canberra, Hanoi and London. Connect with Hans on Twitter. Email Hans at hans.vanleeuwen@afr.com
