Britain PM woos businesses, lauds Peppa Pig

By Associated Press

Nov 24, 2021 12:12 am

LONDON: Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised on Monday (Tuesday in Manila) to champion a green industrial revolution for Britain — and hailed preschool favorite Peppa Pig as an inspiring model for the United Kingdom economy.

Johnson told a conference of business group the Confederation of British Industry that investing in new green technologies and redistributing wealth and industry away from the wealthy southeast of England could make Britain's economy 'the biggest and most successful' in Europe.

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