Boris Johnson is kicking off a farewell tour of Britain today as he spends his last week as prime minister highlighting his achievements in 10 Downing Street.
Johnson travelled to Dorset to trumpet his government’s record expanding broadband to rural communities.
When Johnson took over as prime minister, only 7 per cent of households had gigabit broadband. That number has risen to 70 per cent today.
“From Sherborne to Stirling, lightning-fast broadband is levelling up towns and villages across the country,” Johnson was expected to say in a speech today. “In just three years we have increased the coverage of gigabit broadband from 7 per cent of households to 70 per cent.
“I am proud that today more than 20 million households, businesses and organisations
