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‘Redistribution, not tax cuts, are the way to get the economy moving’
BARRY GARDINER speaks to Ben Chacko about the Tories’ tax plans, anti-union repression and the alternative policies Labour should champion

EVEN Liz Truss doesn’t believe her “growth through tax cuts” plan is going to work, according to Labour’s Barry Gardiner.

The Brent North MP accepts that the “mini-Budget” announced by Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng is ideological. 

“What Truss is saying is you can achieve economic growth simply through tax cuts.

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