Boris Johnson urges government to get started on big infrastructure projects, including an airport in the Thames estuary
Boris Johnson has urged the government to 鈥渟top pussyfooting around鈥� and get moving on a range of infrastructure projects, including a new airport, in a bid to boost the ailing economy.
In an interview, the mayor of London said London was the 鈥渕otor that can drive growth鈥� to the rest of the UK and that while the chancellor George Osborne was 鈥渦p for鈥� big ideas, such as a new airport in the Thames estuary, the prime minister David Cameron remained unconvinced.
He said: 鈥淭he way to get business really motoring in the UK is to cut taxes, cut regulation, create the infrastructure and get behind it. That鈥檚 what you should do,鈥� Johnson told the Evening Standard.
He said outlined a clutch of ambitious projects, including a second Crossrail initiative, more river crossings and a 鈥渕assive鈥欌�� house-building programme for the capital.
He added that the government鈥檚 decision to delay the publication of a consultation into Britain鈥檚 airports was 鈥渢otally mad鈥� and reiterated his support for a four-runway airport hub in the Thames.
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