Boris Johnson uses keynote speech to talk about olives and bananas
dailyrecord.co.ukBoris Johnson has used a speech intended to reset his premiership by speaking about tariffs on olives and bananas. The Prime Minister was due to speak in Blackpool, Lancashire about what his government is doing to help get more people on the property ladder.
Johnson's new scheme he said would "finish the right-to-own reforms Margaret Thatcher began in the 1980s". Addressing the cost-of-living crisis the PM claimed his government is "firmly on your side".
Before speaking about his housing plan Johnson found time to speak about olives and bananas which baffled those in attendance at the event.
He said the government was on the side of both British farmers and consumers.Johnson added: "We do not grow many olives in this country that I am aware of - why do we have a tariff of 93p per kilo of Turkish olive oil?"Why do we have a tariff on bananas?
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