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Labour and Tories squabble as inflation falls
Labour Party leader Keir Starmer and shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves during their visit to the Backstage Centre, Purfleet, May 16, 2024

LABOUR traded blows with the Tories today over their respective economic credentials.

Sir Keir Starmer’s party claimed to offer stability, saying that the Conservatives do not.

The Tories responded by claiming to have a plan for the economy and that Labour does not.

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