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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Amy Gibbons

Starmer criticises ‘arms race of fantasy economics’ from Tory leader hopefuls

PA Wire

Sir Keir Starmer is set to take aim at an “arms race of fantasy economics” from Tory leadership hopefuls, claiming more than £200 billion of commitments made over the weekend were unfunded.

The Labour leader will hit out at “hypocrisy” from those who served in Boris Johnson’s Government, declaring they “trooped through the voting lobbies” to back tax hikes despite being “opposed to them all along”.

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