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The problem with Labour’s mini-Budget blame game

8 August 2024

1:44 AM

8 August 2024

1:44 AM

Liz Truss continues to do a lot of heavy lifting for the Labour party. The former prime minister’s mini-Budget featured more in the election – as a Labour talking point – than any piece of policy implemented by Rishi Sunak. Chancellor Rachel Reeves is determined to present the next round of spending cuts and tax hikes as an extension of Tory policy, rather than the start of Labour policy.

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