Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that Brits can expect more government support as energy prices soar. Johnson, who was visiting Dorset to mark a £5billion superfast internet project, spoke to reporters about the current cost of living crisis.
The PM warned that Brits will face a tough few months, but that the government was committed to helping with the cost of energy.
He also reassured people that his successor as prime minister – Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak – would be able to provide “a further package of support”. Read more: Police discover cannabis farm after rushing to major house fire in Oldham “Whichever of the two candidates gets in next week, what the Government is also going to do is provide a farther package of support for helping people with the cost of energy,” he said. “What we’ve got to do is get through the tough months – and I’m not going to shrink from this, it is going to be tough in the months to come,” he said.
However, Mr Johnson said he wanted to give people a “sense of hope and perspective”, as Britain's consumption of Russian fossil fuels had already declined, and the Government had a “long-term British energy security strategy”. “We’re putting in more nuclear – you’re going to be hearing more about that later this week – and we’re putting in absolutely shedloads of wind power”.
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