Boris Johnson urged to back new Royal Yacht Britannia as memorial to Prince Philip
MPs, Cabinet ministers and former Britannia captain back calls for successor to be named HMY The Duke of Edinburgh
10 April 2021 • 9:00pm
Boris Johnson is under pressure to sanction the construction of a £190 million successor to HMY Royal Yacht Britannia as a lasting memorial to the Duke of Edinburgh.
MPs, Cabinet ministers, businessmen and a former captain of Britannia are backing calls for the successor to be named HMY The Duke of Edinburgh as a sister vessel to aircraft carriers Queen Elizabeth and Prince of Wales.
One Cabinet minister said the yacht could form a major of the Prime Minister s ambitious ship-building programme, set out last autumn.
Northern Tory MPs urge Chancellor to cut business rates to boost high streets
The 45 MPs have written to the Chancellor ahead of Wednesday s Budget
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