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Are the 'New Conservatives' a help or a headache for Rishi Sunak?

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The Conservatives' Economic Case for Stopping Inflation

High inflation and huge gaps in the workforce mean we cannot get things done. We do not have enough people currently in the country to do those jobs, which is why it's much harder to getThings done. And there are huge waiting lists for the NHS. The idea that you tackle inflation by giving everyone massive pay increases as well as an interesting one when the government sees that 8.7% remains a stubbornly high rate. Ours is not to criticise, but to invite those who are at the centre of this to explain. So, we have Tom Hunt, who is the MP for Ipswich, and he's going to talk us through the economic case that the new Conservatives are

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