Thatcher made a “big early start” to tackling climate change when she closed so many mines. Speaking to journalists, Johnson was speaking about the environment and whether a timetable should be set for ending oil and gas exploration.He responded: “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 cracked a joke: “I thought that would get you going.”Johnson’s gaffe was widely condemned as the 1980s Miners’ strike and pit closures caused huge damage to communities.SNP MP Owen Thompson, who represents.
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