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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kate Devlin

Rishi Sunak will accept a recession if necessary to get inflation rates down

PA Wire

Rishi Sunak has backed interest-rate hikes to calm inflation even if they increase the risk of the UK entering a recession.

The prime minister has set halving inflation by the end of the year as one of the five key tests he has asked voter to judge him on.

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