Another unaffordable item on Labour's wish list

Responding to Labour's plans to part-nationalise BT, Sam Gyimah, Liberal Democrat Shadow Secretary for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said:

"It might be a Christmas election, but this is getting silly. Another day, another unaffordable item on the wish list.

"Wasting billions of taxpayer funds to nationalise BT, won't solve the connectivity issues faced by so many of our rural communities. The Labour plan is less open-reach, more overreach.

"Liberal Democrat's recognise the need for every community to have high quality internet access. We will take bold steps to ensure local communities can channel investment into priority digital infrastructure projects. We will ensure companies are held to account in delivering on universal service obligations, and that regulation is fit for purpose as technology evolves.

"This is part of the Liberal Democrats bold plan for a brighter, better-connected future."