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NewsColony Boris Johnson praises WWII veterans in letter to mark VE Day during the coronavirus crisis Boris Johnson   says Britain needs the ‘same spirit of national endeavour’ to defeat coronavirus as Second World War veterans demonstrated to topple Hitler. The Prime Minister has thanked veterans whose efforts to defeat a ‘ruthless enemy’ would ‘always be remembered’ on the 75th anniversary of VE Day.  In a letter to Second World War veterans, Mr Johnson wrote: ‘On this anniversary, we are engaged in a new struggle against the coronavirus which demands the same spirit of national endeavour that you exemplified 75 years ago. ‘We cannot pay our tribute with the parades and street celebrations we enjoyed in the past; your loved ones may be unable to visit in person. ‘But please allow us, your proud compatriots, to be the first to offer our gratitude, our heartfelt thanks and our solemn pledge: you will always be remembered.’ Boris Johnson (pictured in West...