{"id":277940,"date":"2025-09-13T09:05:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T08:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/roadwork-britain-how-boris-johnson-is-delaying-your-commute\/"},"modified":"2025-09-13T09:05:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T08:05:07","slug":"roadwork-britain-how-boris-johnson-is-delaying-your-commute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/roadwork-britain-how-boris-johnson-is-delaying-your-commute\/","title":{"rendered":"Roadwork Britain: How Boris Johnson is delaying your commute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/-xd9fLbkUSw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Roadwork Britain: How Boris Johnson is delaying your commute\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-xd9fLbkUSw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The number of roadworks in Britain have more than doubled in the past two years, and a 2019 pledge by former Prime Minister Boris Johnson is partly to blame.<\/p>\n<p>The government&#8217;s plan to &quot;crack down&quot; on disruptive roadworks has been now been delayed until 2026, after initially being promised to come into effect this summer.<\/p>\n<p>#borisjohnson #roadworks #government <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews <\/p>\n<p>Follow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews<br \/>\nSky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/<\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&#038;hl=en_GB<\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The number of roadworks in Britain have more than doubled in the past two years, and a 2019 pledge by former Prime Minister Boris Johnson is partly to blame. 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