“The way forward for our country is not to pull the big lever in the direction of uncontrolled immigration and allow a large mass of people to work,” Johnson told the BBC on Sunday. He admitted that the bottlenecks were the aftermath of Brexit.
He will not return to the old, failed model of low wages and low qualifications, which is supported by uncontrolled immigration, stressed the head of government at the start of his Conservative Party’s conference in Manchester. When people voted for change in the 2016 Brexit vote and in the early general election in 2019, they would also have voted for the end of a failed model of the British economy, Johnson passed the ball on to the citizens.
Retailers warn of bottlenecks during the Christmas season
The Conservative government is currently defending itself against complaints from disgruntled citizens who cannot refuel. In addition, retailers are warning of bottlenecks during the Christmas season and gas companies are struggling with the rise in wholesale prices.
Johnson had been in a good mood and optimistic on the eve of the party conference. “This conservative government has a track record of fulfilling people’s priorities,” he said. He emphasized that he had kept the election promises with the implementation of Brexit and promised to advance his development plan from infrastructure to climate change for the period after the pandemic.
Further bottlenecks in the fuel supply
The director of the ruling Conservative Party in Great Britain, Oliver Dowden, understood the anger of many compatriots over the bottlenecks in the fuel supply. “There is clearly still a problem in London and the south-east and people are frustrated,” Dowden, who is also an unrestricted minister, told Sky News on Sunday. “I share your anger and frustration.” The government is working non-stop to solve the problem.
The leading members of Johnson’s Conservative Party will meet on Sunday for their first annual meeting since the start of the pandemic. Last year’s conference took place online. Johnson himself is not due to speak until the end of the four-day conference on Wednesday. He is expected to comment on the fuel shortage and delivery problems, among other things.
The opposition and observers attribute the economic problems to a failed Brexit policy of the government, but this refers to the aftermath of the corona pandemic.
Protesters gathered near the conference venue in Manchester on Saturday. “Corrupt Tory government. Liars, swindlers, charlatans. Out with them,” it said on a banner.
Johnson, who took office in 2019 with a landslide victory, can boast of a successful vaccination campaign, but his administration still faces a number of problems – from taxes to immigration. He also drew the ire of some Tory colleagues for breaking his election promise not to raise taxes. Instead, he announced massive new spending on health and social services.
