These were the scenes when Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited Blackpool
In a speech in Blackpool, Boris Johnson acknowledged the squeeze on household finances but insisted the country was better-placed than in previous economic crises, with unemployment at its lowest since 1974.
Speaking at Blackpool and The Fylde College, the Prime Minister said: “Today, we are living in the aftermath of the worst pandemic for a century and once again we are steering into the wind.
“We face global pressures on prices caused by the lingering effects of Covid and the shock of (Vladimir) Putin’s aggression in Ukraine.
“We will get through it, just as we got through the far greater challenge of Covid and the colossal fall in output that entailed.
“Our position is far better than during past economic difficulties – people don’t face the misery of the 1980s or 1990s of being told in their millions that they were surplus to requirements, that there was no job they could do.”
1. Prime Minister Boris Johnson during his speech at Blackpool and The Fylde College in Blackpool
Boris Johnson announced new measures to potentially help millions onto the property ladder Photo: Peter Byrne
2. Brick laying Boris
Prime Minister Boris Johnson takes part in a brick laying lesson at Blackpool and The Fylde College Photo: Peter Byrne
3. Head scratcher for PM
Prime Minister Boris Johnson with student Cassidy Photo: Peter Byrne
