Johnson pledges £1bn school rebuilding programme for England
by Kate Proctor and Richard Adams from on (#554K6)
Infrastructure projects will help revive economy after Covid-19 crisis, PM will say
Schools in England are being promised a 1bn rebuilding programme as Boris Johnson commits to giving children a world-class education" after months out of the classroom, and pledges help for the economy to bounce back from the coronavirus crisis.
The 10-year investment plan for upgrades and refurbishments comes ahead of the prime minister's key speech on Tuesday in the Midlands, where he will set out how he thinks major infrastructure projects - including hospital and house building - will form part of his plan for the country's economic revival.
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