'Send fighter jets now' Boris evokes Battle of Britain
Daily Express|February 02, 2023
BORIS Johnson summoned the Battle of Britain spirit yesterday as he turned up the heat on Rishi Sunak and other Western leaders to supply fighter jets to Ukraine.
Martyn Brown
'Send fighter jets now' Boris evokes Battle of Britain

The former PM said the Ukrainian air force could emulate Polish pilots, who flew RAF Spitfires in the Second World War.

The Government says it is not practical to provide sophisticated planes, such as Typhoons and F-35s, and US President Joe Biden has ruled out sending F-16 fighters.

But Mr Johnson dismissed claims the aircraft would be too complicated for Ukrainian pilots.

He said: “I take that argument with a bit of a pinch of salt.

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