A clip of Boris Johnson talking about kettles saving money on electricity bills has been viewed over 12 million times. But the snippet has been taken out of context. Take a look and see how 👇 🔍 👉
However, this clip has been taken out of the context of Mr Johnson’sImmediately prior to the part of his speech which went viral, he said: “Nuclear [energy] when you begin, it always looks relatively expensive to build and to run but… it is certainly cheap by comparison with hydrocarbons today.
“In fact, if Hinkley Point C were already running this year… it would be cutting fuel bills by £3 billion…so you have to look ahead and you have to be aware of the false economy.” In this context, it appears that Mr Johnson was attempting to make an analogy by comparing the long-term savings generated by nuclear energy to the savings of buying a more efficient kettle. Number 10 confirmed it was an analogy to highlight that upfront investment pays off with more savings in the long-term.
However, in the past 24 hours, the out-of-context clip has received millions of views and shares, including by Labour shadow cabinet ministers
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