Johnson: Golden future to follow ‘tough’ spell for resilient Britain

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Oli Scarff/PA)

Boris Johnson has struck an optimistic tone as Britain braces for a winter of spiralling costs, predicting a “remarkable” bounceback and a “golden” future for the country.

The outgoing British prime minister acknowledged the next few months will be difficult – “perhaps very tough” – as “eye-watering” energy bills take their toll, but he forecast that the UK will emerge “stronger and more prosperous (on) the other side”.