Boris Johnson says Britain should clap for bankers in the same way they do for NHS nurses. And he wouldn’t promise to give NHS staff a pay rise as part of his ‘new deal’ plan to recover from coronavirus. The Prime Minister revealed his plan to build his way out of the crisis today in a speech in Dudley – promising to tear up planning regulations and invest £5bn in infrastructure projects. But despite hailing the speech as containing “a lot of government intervention” – he said: “My friends – I am not a communist. “I believe it is also the job of government to create the conditions for free market enterprise.” He added: “And yes of course we clap for our NHS – but under this government we also applaud those who make our NHS possible – our innovators, our wealth creators, our capitalists, our financiers. “In the end, it is their willingness to take risks with their own money that will be crucial for our future success.” But asked by the Mirror if he’d consider a pay rise for public sector workers, Mr Johnson wouldn’t commit to it. Johnson did not rule out tax rises in order to… Read full this story
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