Boris Johnson tells Brits to save cash with new kettle

British PM Boris Johnson is facing a backlash after making a bizarre analogy about buying a new kettle in a speech on nuclear power.

Johnson compared the benefits of investing in nuclear plants in Britain to reducing energy bills by buying a new kettle in one of his final speeches as Prime Minister.

The PM made the comments after he went on a tirade against the last Labour Government and Lib Dem former deputy PM Nick Clegg over failures to invest in nuclear power.

In a speech at Sizewell in Suffolk, he said: "If Hinkley Point C [a nuclear power plant in Somerset] were running now, it would be cutting fuel bills by £3bn. So you have to look ahead and you have to beware of the false economy. If you have an old kettle that takes ages to boil, it may cost you £20 to replace it.  But if you get a new one you will save ten pounds a year every year on your electricity bill."

Critics on social media interpreted this comment as cost-of-living advice after the clip went viral.