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Will a broken manifesto promise to fund social care pay off?

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Boris Johnson admitted in the House of Commons today that he is breaking the manifesto promise of not raising taxes in order to get rid of the NHS waiting list and fund social care, but will this move work for the Prime Minister politically.
Katy Balls and James Forsyth discuss.

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