Johnson vows 'long overdue' revamp of UK's post-Brexit economyJohnson is expected to explain Britain's current problems as unavoidable to reset the economy post-BrexitMANCHESTER (UNITED KINGDOM) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson rallies his Conservative party faithful on Wednesday vowing a far-reaching overhaul to wean the UK economy off cheap foreign labour after Brexit. "Because we are embarking now on the change of direction that has been long overdue in the UK economy," Johnson will say, vowing no return to the pre-Brexit model of "uncontrolled immigration". - Climate silence -The government blames the acute labour shortages afflicting the UK economy not on its hardline approach to Brexit but on the coronavirus pandemic. But at the Tory gathering as a whole, the topic of climate change has been relegated to the backburner. But Johnson's COP26 president, Alok Sharma, denied the party was soft-pedalling climate change with less than a month to go before he welcomes delegates from around the world to Glasgow.

Source: Bangkok Post October 06, 2021 01:18 UTC