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Tuesday 06 September 2022 3:59 pm|Updated:Tuesday 06 September 2022 4:11 pmBoris Johnsonrsquo final claims and statements: Former PMrsquo last speech f polene act-checkedBy: Michiel WillemsShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailPrime Minister stanley cup Boris Johnson delivered a farewell address before his official resignation at Downing Street earlier todayThis morning Boris Johnson gave his final public address as Prime Minister on the steps of 10 Downing Street, before travelling up to Balmoral to hand his resignation to the Queen.During todayrsquo speech, Johnson repeated many of the claims he has made so often over his premiership, including on the Covid-19 vaccine rollout, hospital building and crime. Full Fact took a look at the different statements, and fact-checked the speech for City A.M.70 per cent of the entire population got a dose [of the Covid-19 vaccine] within six months, faster than any comparable country The initial rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine in the UK certainly happened quickly. However, Mr Johnson wasnrsquo;t quite right to claim that 70 per cent of the entire population received a dose within six months.The first dose was administered in the UK on 8 December 2020. Six months later, on 8 June 2021, 40,710,319 people had received one. This represe polene sac nted 70.8 per cent of the population aged 12 and over, but around 61 per cent of the entire Okwp UK needs to innovate at wartime pace, defence secretary says
Monday 03 hydrojug traveler October 2016 12:14 pmThe Midlands Engine is getting a small but significant transport boostBy: Emma HaslettShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailThe Northern Powerhouse may be clinging on for survival at the moment, but its trendier, younger cousin, the Midlands Engine, has received quite a bit of attention lately.Not only has it received public s stanley mug upport from Theresa May and a great deal of talking-up from John Lewis boss and wannabe Birmingham mayor Andy Streetndash; but today it was given a small but significant boost, in the form ofpound;12m transport funding from transport secretary Chris Grayling.Midlands Connect, a partnership between local authorities and enterprise which works with the Department for Transport and local transport operators to identify investment priorities, will have funding guaranteed for three years, it said today.Grayling said today the Midlands is worth more than pound;220bn. Midlands connect is making great progress to build evidence of the r polene canada egion s transport needs and help make the Midlands an engine for growth, he said.Street added: Transport and connectivity within the region and outside the region is key to our success, the Midlands Engine is helping to find effective ways of delivering the changes we need. Share this articleFacebookXLinkedInWhatsAppEmailSimilarly tagged content: SectionsNewsCategoriesBusinessPoliticsTrending ArticlesAnthropic: UK staff
Tuesday 06 September 2022 3:59 pm|Updated:Tuesday 06 September 2022 4:11 pmBoris Johnsonrsquo final claims and statements: Former PMrsquo last speech f polene act-checkedBy: Michiel WillemsShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailPrime Minister stanley cup Boris Johnson delivered a farewell address before his official resignation at Downing Street earlier todayThis morning Boris Johnson gave his final public address as Prime Minister on the steps of 10 Downing Street, before travelling up to Balmoral to hand his resignation to the Queen.During todayrsquo speech, Johnson repeated many of the claims he has made so often over his premiership, including on the Covid-19 vaccine rollout, hospital building and crime. Full Fact took a look at the different statements, and fact-checked the speech for City A.M.70 per cent of the entire population got a dose [of the Covid-19 vaccine] within six months, faster than any comparable country The initial rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine in the UK certainly happened quickly. However, Mr Johnson wasnrsquo;t quite right to claim that 70 per cent of the entire population received a dose within six months.The first dose was administered in the UK on 8 December 2020. Six months later, on 8 June 2021, 40,710,319 people had received one. This represe polene sac nted 70.8 per cent of the population aged 12 and over, but around 61 per cent of the entire Okwp UK needs to innovate at wartime pace, defence secretary says
Monday 03 hydrojug traveler October 2016 12:14 pmThe Midlands Engine is getting a small but significant transport boostBy: Emma HaslettShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailThe Northern Powerhouse may be clinging on for survival at the moment, but its trendier, younger cousin, the Midlands Engine, has received quite a bit of attention lately.Not only has it received public s stanley mug upport from Theresa May and a great deal of talking-up from John Lewis boss and wannabe Birmingham mayor Andy Streetndash; but today it was given a small but significant boost, in the form ofpound;12m transport funding from transport secretary Chris Grayling.Midlands Connect, a partnership between local authorities and enterprise which works with the Department for Transport and local transport operators to identify investment priorities, will have funding guaranteed for three years, it said today.Grayling said today the Midlands is worth more than pound;220bn. Midlands connect is making great progress to build evidence of the r polene canada egion s transport needs and help make the Midlands an engine for growth, he said.Street added: Transport and connectivity within the region and outside the region is key to our success, the Midlands Engine is helping to find effective ways of delivering the changes we need. Share this articleFacebookXLinkedInWhatsAppEmailSimilarly tagged content: SectionsNewsCategoriesBusinessPoliticsTrending ArticlesAnthropic: UK staff