The PM will make a series of critical announcements over the next
couple of weeks that will be a clear signal of his ongoing
ambitions for the United Kingdom. This will include plans to
tackle the coronavirus pandemic, as well as to level up
opportunity across the country, invest in education, improve
skills, create jobs, and build back better and greener from the
coronavirus pandemic.
On Monday, the Prime Minister will meet with MPs from the
Northern Research Group to listen to their ideas and ensure that
Northern MPs understand the Prime Minister’s personal ambition
for levelling up the country.
As we enter the third week of the new national restrictions, the
Prime Minister will chair key COVID meetings. These will look
ahead to the next phase of our fight against the virus as we
return to the regionalised approach after the 2nd December, as
well as focusing on developments on vaccines and the role of new
testing technologies in the government’s strategy to tackle
coronavirus.
With the spending review on the horizon, the Prime Minister and
Chancellor will be making major decisions in the days ahead. At
the heart of the spending review the government will ensure that
we can build back better from the pandemic.
Crucial talks on Brexit will continue in Brussels this week
between and . The Prime
Minister has been clear that we will not accept any proposals in
the negotiations that undermine our status as a sovereign,
independent country and if the EU don’t respect the sovereignty
of the UK we will leave on Australian terms and the Prime
Minister is confident that we will prosper.
This week the Prime Minister will also publish our Ten Point
Plan, which will set out steps for a green industrial revolution
to boost green jobs whilst invigorating plans to achieve net zero
by 2050.
A No 10 spokesperson said: “This government is
determined to improve opportunities for people across the
country, regardless of their background or where they live in the
UK. We were elected on an ambitious manifesto to deliver this
agenda, investing in education, skills and our NHS, tackling
crime and introducing tougher sentencing for those who commit the
most heinous crimes, as well as concluding our trade negotiations
with the EU. Our agenda remains focused on this and we will never
veer off this course, as we build back better from the
coronavirus pandemic.”
