Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Friday 15 Nov 2019

1. Labour: we will provide free broadband for all

Labour says it will partly nationalise BT in order to help offer every home and business in the UK free internet access if the party wins the 12 December general election. Tech giants would be taxed to raise extra money to meet the total £20bn cost of providing free full-fibre broadband nationwide by 2030. The Tories say the pledge is a “fantasy plan”, while the Lib Dems insist it would be “unaffordable”.

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