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Elizabeth Piper and Andrew MacAskill

Hoping to win back voters, UK's Johnson pledges economic growth

Britain's Prime Minister Borris Johnson proceeds through the Members' Lobby for the State Opening of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster in London, Britain, May 10, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Pool

Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised on Tuesday to revive Britain's economic growth to help those struggling with a cost-of-living crisis and to tackle regional inequalities after setting out his government's agenda for the coming months.

Punished by voters in last week's local elections over COVID lockdown-related scandals and soaring inflation, Johnson said his ruling Conservative Party would "deliver on the promises we made" in the 2019 election.

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