Prime minister to compare ‘build build build’ strategy to Roosevelt’s New Deal in 1930s

By Dave Rogers2020-06-30T05:00:00

Boris Johnson to detail building plans later today

More details of what Boris Johnson says will be the UK’s version of Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal for the US in the 1930s have been revealed with the government promising £5bn to accelerate infrastructure projects across the country.

The prime minister will use a speech in the West Midlands today to outline a so-called ‘build back better’ strategy in the wake of the havoc covid-19 has caused to the country’s economy.

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