Boris Johnson considers spending £200million on a ship named after Prince Philip
The new Duke of Edinburgh ânational flagshipâ would be tasked with boosting British trade overseas.
Boris Johnson is debating spending £200 million on a royal ship (Image: PA)
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Your 5am headlines from The Telegraph s news team
2 May 2021 • 5:00am
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1. Billions for Scots as PM plans spending spree to save the Union
Boris Johnson is planning to spend billions of pounds on new road and rail links and treating Scottish patients on English NHS beds in a desperate counter-offensive against Nicola Sturgeon.
The strategy to save the Union, to be unveiled days after a feared SNP landslide this week, will also offer student exchanges between UK nations and will see diplomats ordered to make the case against Scottish independence in foreign capitals.
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