Boris Johnson – We should increase borrowing for ‘great infrastructure projects’
Sophy Ridge began the day by interviewing the man who many are expecting to be the UK’s next Prime Minister, Boris Johnson. The interview began with how Johnson expected to finance his campaign commitments, which include £4.6 billion for education, 20,000 more police officers, improving transport in the North and extending full fire broadband:
Boris Johnson says he'd be happy to see borrowing go up: "If it’s borrowing to finance great infrastructure projects and there is the opportunity to borrow at low rates, to do things for the long term benefit of the country then we should do them" #Ridge pic.twitter.com/TKewJVprIj
— Politics Hub with Sophy Ridge (@SkyPoliticsHub) June 30, 2019
SR: Are you prepared to see borrowing go up?
BJ: If it’s borrowing to finance great infrastructure projects… and there is the opportunity to borrow at low rates to do things for the long-term benefit of the country, then we should do them… Overall, we will keep fiscal responsibility… but you can do that with sensible tax cuts that stimulate growth.
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