Broadband grab
ers. Matthew Fell, of the CBI, said private sector-driven broadband investment would be “stopped in its tracks”, with the bill passed to pensioners and savers.
“As the scope of Labour’s radical renationalisation plans expands almost daily, firms around the world lose confidence in the UK as a place to invest safely,” he said.
Julian David, of industry association techUK, said the proposals would be a “disaster” for the telecoms sector and its customers.
The Tories claimed Mr Corbyn’s plans were “almost certainly” illegal under European Union law because Brussels stops state aid measures that distort markets.
Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay said: “He [Mr Corbyn] knows perfectly well that his scheme to keep Britain in the EU means he will be unable to deliver on these grand promises.”
CLAIMS the Tories offered peerages to persuade Brexit Party candidates to stand down were dismissed as “nonsense” by Boris Johnson yesterday.
Hitting back at allegations from Nigel Farage, the Prime Minister insisted: “It is just not the way we operate.”
But he did not deny “conversations” had taken place between senior Tories and Brexit Party figures in an attempt to avoid a split among Leave voters at the General Election.
Mr Johnson’s remarks in a BBC Radio Five Live interview followed a furious attack by Mr Farage earlier this week.
In a video posted on Twitter, the Brexit Party leader claimed the Tories were guilty of “corruption at the worst level” – including offering eight peerages – if candidates would stand down in Labour marginal seats being targeted by the Tories.
But Mr Johnson said: “What is this nonsense? Certainly nobody has been offered a peerage, I can tell you that.”