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Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson Hon FRIBA (born 19 June 1964) is a British politician, writer, and former journalist serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since 2019. He was Foreign Secretary from 2016 to 2018 and Mayor of London from 2008 to 2016. Johnson was Member of Parliament for Henley from 2001 to 2008 and has been MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip since 2015. Ideologically, Johnson identifies as a one-nation conservative.
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SNP MP urges Boris Johnson to visit mining museum to apologise for 'offensive' pit closure comments
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dailyrecord.co.ukThatcher made a “big early start” to tackling climate change when she closed so many mines. Speaking to journalists, Johnson was speaking about the environment and whether a timetable should be set for ending oil and gas exploration.He responded: “Look at what we’ve done already.
We've transitioned away from coal in my lifetime. Thanks to Margaret Thatcher who closed so many coal mines [the Prime Minister then laughs] across the country where we had had a big early start and we’re now moving rapidly away from coal altogether.”He then cracked a joke: “I thought that would get you going.”Johnson’s gaffe was widely condemned as the 1980s Miners’ strike and pit closures caused huge damage to communities.SNP MP Owen Thompson, who represents.
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