15-11-2019 20:19 via theguardian.com

Labour's free broadband plan fires up the election battle

For Corbyn the proposal would create a ‘treasured institution’, but Johnson calls it ‘crazed’Latest election news - live updatesThe prime minister attacked Labour’s ambitious plan to nationalise part of BT and provide free broadband across the UK as a “crazed” and communist on Friday, amid a furious backlash from business.Labour believes the plan, part-funded by a tax on internet giants such as Facebook and Google, is a vote winner, combining a consumer-
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