PM gives speech as Leicester faces local lockdown and ONS reports excess deaths have stopped
- Boris Johnson vows to act fast to fix economy in wake of coronavirus
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- UK economy hit by sharpest fall in 41 years
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12.05pm BST
Q: The West Midlands needs another £3bn. Will it get it?
Johnson says the West Midlands will get a huge sum. He says he would be surprised if it were not “well north of £3bn”.
12.02pm BST
Q: On public spending are you now more Gordon Brown than Margaret Thatcher?
Johnson says journalists should wait and see for what Rishi Sunak says. He says his instincts are to cut taxes where possible. But we have a generational challenge.
Continue reading…PM gives speech as Leicester faces local lockdown and ONS reports excess deaths have stoppedBoris Johnson vows to act fast to fix economy in wake of coronavirusLeicester lockdown extension will mean change in law, Hancock saysUK economy hit by sharpest fall in 41 yearsGlobal coronavirus updates – live 12.05pm BSTQ: The West Midlands needs another £3bn. Will it get it?Johnson says the West Midlands will get a huge sum. He says he would be surprised if it were not “well north of £3bn”. 12.02pm BSTQ: On public spending are you now more Gordon Brown than Margaret Thatcher?Johnson says journalists should wait and see for what Rishi Sunak says. He says his instincts are to cut taxes where possible. But we have a generational challenge. Continue reading…