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Boris Johnson refuses to apologise after joking about Margaret Thatcher closing coal mines
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dailyrecord.co.ukPrime Minister said it was “thanks” to Margaret Thatcher the mines were shut and chuckled as he said it during a two-day visit to Scotland.
He claimed that the former PM had given the UK an " early star t" in the shift away from fossil fuels by closing pits. At a media briefing with Scottish journalists Johnson was asked about setting a timetable for ending oil and gas exploration in the North Sea.
He said: “Look at what we’ve done already. We've transitioned away from coal in my lifetime. Thanks to Margaret Thatcher who closed so many coal mines [the Prime Minister then laughs] across the country where we had had a big early start and we’re now moving rapidly away from coal altogether.” He then joked: “I thought that would get you.
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