Environmental experts dismayed by details of Johnson's 'New Deal'
by Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent from on (#556B8)
Critics say PMs promise to build back greener' is not delivered by plans revealed so far
Boris Johnson is to set out a new deal" for jobs and infrastructure on Tuesday, painting himself as a Rooseveltian" prime minister lifting Britain out of the biggest recession in centuries, and a pledge to use the coronavirus crisis to tackle unresolved challenges such as health, education and regional inequalities.
To that end, we will build build build," he is expected to say. Build back better, build back greener, build back faster, and to do that at the pace that this moment requires.
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