Prime Minister - Liz Trust and Richi Sena

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The two candidates are foreign secretary liz trust and former chancellor richi sena. There are some fairly big differences between them when it comes to their policies, says Samea canes. Things are not looking good for the british economy with inflation at ten point one per cent - highest rate in 40 years. When the economy isn't growing very quickly, if you want decent public services, neen to have high taxes.

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