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Tory government must make rich bear the burden of fixing our economy

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will this week try to repair the economic damage caused by the appalling Truss government.

The former prime minister and her chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, used the British public as guinea pigs for a disastrous experiment involving unfunded tax cuts for the rich. The plan nearly sank the UK economy and billions of pounds must be found to mop up the mess.

The poorest in society must not be forced to pick up the tab for Tory incompetence. Benefits must be uprated in line with inflation and the promise to honour the state pension triple lock must be kept.

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