PM’s comments claiming Thatcher made UK greener by closing pits debunked
Mark Drakeford said: “The damage done to Welsh coal mining areas 30 years ago was incalculable and here we are 30 years later the Tories are still celebrating what they did.”
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Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson is a British politician and writer serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since July 2019. He was Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 2016-2018 and Mayor of London 2008-2016. Johnson has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Uxbridge and South Ruislip since 2015 and was previously MP for Henley from 2001 to 2008. He has been described as adhering to the ideology of one-nation and national conservatism.
PM promises ‘smooth’ transition to renewables…then insists Cambo oil & gas field contracts can’t be torn up
He also caused outrage saying Margaret Thatcher’s closure of coal mines had given the UK an “early start” in moving to a greener economy.
Coal Mines: Fury as PM says Thatcher gave UK ‘early start’ in battling climate change by closing pits
"Thatcher’s decimation of the coal industry had absolutely nothing to do with environmentalism and everything to do with her despicable anti-trade union ideology."
Brexit: Boris Johnson urged to ‘stem the haemorrhage’ of foreign fishing workers
Scottish Seafood Association chief executive Jimmy Bucha was among the sector leaders to tell the Prime Minister the Brexit deal “had fallen far short of expectations”.
Viral video highlighting Johnson’s alleged lies surges past 30 million views
Peter Stefanovic's video has sparked urgent interventions in parliament and a string of questions about the PM's conduct.
‘He’s just trolling us now’: PM slammed for picking Bullingdon chum to curb govt sleaze
"I’m going to report this blatant example of cronyism to the man responsible for rooting out cronyism", wrote David Schneider.
Johnson goes to Scotland – but snubs meeting with Sturgeon
Nicola Sturgeon invited Boris Johnson to meet her at Bute House - but he declined.
‘Utter joke’: 173 people applied for watchdog job handed to Bullingdon Club chum
"Out of 173 applicants of course the Bullingdon Boy fits the job description of marking the Prime Minister’s homework," Angela Rayner said.
One rule for them? Tories must ‘come clean’ over secretive club that gives access to PM
“The way that Boris Johnson and his friends operate seems to be not about what is right but what they can get away with, blurring the boundaries between public and private life."