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You Ask Us: Why won't Keir Starmer undo the two-child cap - and can we fix rip-off banks?

Daily Politics from the New Statesman

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The New Statesman Summer Drinks

The Labour Party always does like a systemic failure to understand how the public sees benefits in welfare. The last 4 billion quid's worth of government debt was sold at something up 5.7%. So that means overseas investors are not paying as much for our government bonds, Guilts. That puts up the government borrowing costs. And every time you make an unfunded spending commitment it reminds voters of Liz Truss.

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