This is Boris Johnson’s vision for rescuing the UK economy
Johnson announced the acceleration of investment in roads, schools and hospitals with a major overhaul of planning rules to speed up projects
30 June 2020 - 15:45
London — Boris Johnson set out his vision for dragging the British economy out of what may be its deepest recession in 300 years, with a programme to spend billions of pounds on infrastructure to build the UK back to prosperity.
In a speech on Tuesday, the prime minister confirmed his commitment to long-term investment in some of the country’s most deprived regions, arguing that balancing the books must wait until recovery is secure...
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