After Boris Johnson’s broken promise of £350m a week for the NHS, why should anyone believe a word he says – Thornberry

Emily
Thornberry MP, Labour’s Shadow Foreign Secretary, commenting on Boris Johnson’s
speech to the Lord Mayor’s Banquet at Mansion House, said:

“It seems
Boris Johnson has finally been allowed out of hiding, on the condition he only
talks delusional nonsense.

“He talks
about creating a ‘Global Britain’, yet the Tories have overseen the greatest
diminution of British influence on the world stage in a generation.

“He talks
up a fantastical vision of Britain as a global trading nation, yet he and Theresa
May are putting at risk our trade with the EU – by far our largest trade
partner – by threatening an extreme Brexit where we crash out on WTO terms.

“With his
crass and offensive remarks Boris Johnson has single-handedly damaged Britain’s
chances of getting a good deal with the EU.

“And
after his broken promise of £350m a week for the NHS, why should anyone believe
a word he says.”

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