Opposition leaders on Friday condemned Prime Minister Boris Johnson as 'crass and offensive' for joking that former leader Margaret Thatcher's coal mine closures had given Britain a head startr
Johnson's joke about Thatcher's pit closures helping climate change are likely not to play well in former mining areas of northern England which voted for him in 2019LONDON - Opposition leaders on Friday condemned Prime Minister Boris Johnson as"crass and offensive" for joking that former leader Margaret Thatcher's coal mine closures had given Britain a head start in fighting climate change.
Johnson made the comments on a visit to an offshore windfarm in Scotland on Thursday, as he talked about the changes in Britain's energy mix. Keir Starmer, Labour's leader in Westminster, said:"Boris Johnson's shameful praising of Margaret Thatcher's closure of the coal mines, brushing off the devastating impact on those communities with a laugh, shows just how out of touch he is with working people."
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