General election 2019: Boris Johnson answers your questions on BBC – BBC News, BBC News

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Boris Johnson has taken questions from the public in a special program on 5 Live, the BBC News Channel and online
1. PM was asked about labor skills post-Brexit, HS2, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and his plans to reverse Beeching railway cuts
2. The public also asked him about the NHS, how many children he has and alleged Russian interference in UK elections
3. Labor promises free full-fiber broadband for every home in the UK by 2030, through part-nationalizing BT and taxing tech giants
4. Tories pledge measures to help “left behind” towns, including business rate cuts for small firms
5. Liberal Democrats promise a £ 100 bn climate fund over five years
6. The Conservatives deny offering Brexit Party candidates jobs or peerages to stand down
7. The Green Party says it will stand 500 candidates, 47 more than at the 2017 election