UK will miss 2025 target for full-fibre broadband rollout, MPs warn

Government failures will leave thousands of rural homes with slow broadband, spending watchdog says

Boris Johnson's promise to deliver nationwide turbocharged" broadband by 2025 will be missed because of a catalogue of government failures, parliament's spending watchdog has concluded.

In a timely report released on Friday as many children struggle to gain access to remote learning during lockdown, the public accounts committee has criticised the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) for failing to make any meaningful progress" in delivering policies or legal changes to achieve a rapid rollout of gigabit broadband.