LONDON—Prime Minister Boris Johnson acknowledged June 29 that the coronavirus pandemic has been a “disaster” for Britain, as he announced a spending splurge designed to get the country—and his faltering Conservative government—back on track.
As the UK emerges from a three-month lockdown, Johnson has lined up big-money pledges on schools, housing, and infrastructure, in an attempt to move on from an outbreak that has left more than 43,000 Britons dead—the worst confirmed death toll in Europe.
