Boris Johnson says Covid-19 disaster for UK and pledges \'Rooseveltian\' strategy
Boris Johnson says Covid-19 disaster for UK and pledges 'Rooseveltian' strategy
Monday, 29 June 2020 () Boris Johnson has called for a new, investment-led approach to the economy as he said coronavirus had been “an absolute nightmare” for the UK. The prime minister used a rare live interview to promise the aftermath of the pandemic would not result in a return to austerity. In his own round of media appearances, the Labourleader, Keir Starmer, said it was “staggering” the government was waiting unitl autumn to set a budget, and accused ministers of a lack of planning over reopening schools. Johnson, speaking to Times Radio on its first day of broadcasting, also pushed back against the idea of an imminent inquiry into the scale of Covid-19 deaths in the UK, saying this was too soon. “I happen...
The coronavirus pandemic has been an "absolute nightmare" and a "disaster" for the country, Boris Johnson has said, as he promised a "whack-a-mole" strategy to tackling local flare-ups of the virus. The Prime Minister told the newly launched Times Radio he wanted to set out a plan to "bounce forward"...
Monday, 29 June 2020 ()
Boris Johnson has called for a new, investment-led approach to the economy as he said coronavirus had been “an absolute nightmare” for the UK. The prime minister used a rare live interview to promise the aftermath of the pandemic would not result in a return to austerity. In his own round of media appearances, the Labour leader, Keir Starmer, said it was “staggering” the government was waiting unitl autumn to set a budget, and accused ministers of a lack of planning over reopening schools. Johnson, speaking to Times Radio on its first day of broadcasting, also pushed back against the idea of an imminent inquiry into the scale of Covid-19 deaths in the UK, saying this was too soon. “I happen...