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Tories have run out of ideas to confront country's crisis, campaigners and trade unions say
Charles Windsor during the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster in London, November 7, 2023
CLUELESS Conservatives have run out of ideas to confront the country’s crisis, campaigners and trade unions claimed after PM Rishi Sunak’s programme for the next year was unveiled today.
The King’s Speech setting out the Tories’ plans — likely the last before the next election — was long on right-wing posturing and short on measures to deal with economic hardship and social problems.
A centrepiece was bringing in the strike-breaking minimum services agreements in key public services, which will force workers to work on strike days.
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