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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Phillip Inman

Jeremy Hunt overdoes the Es: why his economic plan is a letdown

Jeremy Hunt hosts Treasury Connect at Bloomberg HQ in London
Jeremy Hunt’s speech attracted less than rave reviews from business organisations. Photograph: Simon Walker/No10 Downing Street

Brexit will shake Britons out of their comfortable torpor, turn them into risktakers and put the UK at the forefront of the digital revolution – that was Jeremy Hunt’s message in his much-trailed speech on growing the UK economy.

The chancellor came to Bloomberg’s HQ in the City of London on Friday seeking to raise the country’s spirits, hail the split with Brussels and dispel the “declinism” he says saps Britain’s energy.

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