Why Johnson's splashing cash on climate and defence
Political Fix
Financial Times
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🗓️ 21 November 2020
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
In his bid to reset the UK government's image, Boris Johnson announced a 10-point plan for a 'green recovery' costing billions of pounds. Will it do enough to tackle climate change and does it risk alienating Johnson's 'Red Wall' supporters? The prime minister has also pledged the biggest investment in defence since the end of the cold war. But is there any strategy behind the spending, and can the UK afford it? Presented by Sebastian Payne, with Pilita Clark, Jim Pickard, Helen Warrell and George Parker. Produced by Josh de la Mare and Anna Dedhar. The sound engineer was Louise Burton and the editor Liam Nolan. Review clips: BBC Breakfast, Ed Miliband Twitter, Parliament TV
Further reading:
-UK government deficit soars to record high on pandemic borrowing
-Britain’s military still faces hard choices despite spending boost
-Half a cheer for Boris Johnson’s green revolution
-Read the latest on UK politics
-Follow @Seb Payne and @George Parker
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| 0:00.0 | Picture this, static cars, idling engines, angry horns. |
| 0:08.0 | Now, picture you, zooming past it all, light and breezy. |
| 0:15.0 | Ah, the sweet feeling of whizzing past traffic. |
| 0:20.0 | Book your train journey via Avanti westcoast.co. UK. |
| 0:25.0 | avante west coast feel good travel. |
| 0:29.0 | Boris Johnson began a new phase of his government this week with large new |
| 0:37.8 | spending commitments on defense and a green deal to rebuild the economy |
| 0:41.6 | after coronavirus. |
| 0:45.0 | Welcome to Payne's politics, your essential insider guide to what's happening in British |
| 0:49.7 | politics from the Financial Times, with me Sebastian Payne. |
| 0:54.3 | In this week's episode, I'll be examining Boris Johnson's 10-point green recovery plan. |
| 0:59.6 | How much is new and whether it can help the Tories hold on to their new voters in the |
| 1:03.6 | north and Midlands of England. Joining me to dissect is Chief Political |
| 1:07.8 | Correspondent Jim Picard and Associate editor and columnist Palita Clark. |
| 1:11.8 | And later we'll also be diving into the huge increases in defense spending |
| 1:16.4 | announced by the Prime Minister this week. Why has Johnson gone above what |
| 1:20.4 | was expected and who are the big winners and what does it all mean for the |
| 1:24.0 | upcoming White Horse spending review. Political editor George Parker and |
| 1:28.0 | defense editor Helen Warrell will explain. |
| 1:37.0 | Jim and Palita, welcome to the podcast. Hey, Seth. |
| 1:38.0 | Thanks so much, Sib. |
| 1:39.0 | Obviously, the Green Agenda has been dominating everything this week with a lot of talk about electric cars |
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