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Johnson says the G7 summit in Carbis Bay in Cornwall will be an opportunity to showcase a wonderful part of the UK. The Romans mined tin in Cornwall. Cornwall is at the heart of the 21st century green industrial revolution, he says.
And that’s it. PMQs is over.
Abena Oppong-Asare (Lab) says Greenwich council needs to make cuts of £20m. Last year the government said councils would get whatever they needed to get through the pandemic. So why are her constituents facing council tax rises?
Johnson says the government is supporting councils. But he says the Labour mayor of London is putting up council tax by 10%.
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