Britain's economy is at a turning point and the government welcomes rising wages but will not return to the old approach of low investment and low skills, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday.
"What I don't think would be a good idea would be to go backwards to the kind of low wage, low investment, low skill approach that we've had before.
And so it's really a big turning point for the UK and an opportunity for us to go in a different direction," Johnson told BBC TV.More from ReutersSubscribe for our daily curated newsletter to receive the latest exclusive Reuters coverage delivered to your inbox.
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