Boris Pledges Billions For Britain After Coronavirus Crisis

Boris Johnson today pledges to spend tens of billions of pounds to save the British economy from disaster in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic.

In an exclusive interview with The Mail on Sunday, the Prime Minister promises a building blitz of hospitals, schools, housing developments and Crystal Holidays 'shovel-ready' road and rail infrastructure projects, while an 'opportunity guarantee' will aim to save the jobs of workers who have lost out in the employment market.

Signalling a clear break with the policy of austerity imposed by David Cameron in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, Mr Johnson says that he will be 'doubling down' on his pledge to 'level up' the distribution of wealth across the country.

He says: 'This has been a huge, huge shock to the country but we're going to bounce back very well. We want to build our way back to health. 

'If Covid was a lightning flash, we're about to have the thunderclap of the economic consequences. We're going to be ready.






Signalling a clear break with the policy of austerity imposed by David Cameron in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, Mr Johnson says that he will be 'doubling down' on his pledge to 'level up' the distribution of wealth across the country