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Evening Standard
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Daniel Keane and Josh Salisbury

Conservative leadership debate LIVE: Liz Truss says there is no need to balance books ‘prematurely’ despite interest rate rise

Liz Truss has claimed there is no need to “balance the books prematurely” after the Bank of England hiked interest rates from 1.25 per cent to 1.75 per cent, the biggest increase for 27 years.

Speaking during the Tory leadership debate on Sky News, Ms Truss said her tax cuts would stimulate growth and help to repay public debt back in the long-term.

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