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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Barney Davis and Howard Mustoe

Reeves accused by Tories of ‘crashing the economy’ as output shrinks - live updates

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said figures showing the economy shrank in October show that Rachel Reeves’ Budget is “crashing the economy”.

She told the PA news agency on a visit to Essex: “I think it shows that the Prime Minister and the Chancellor have been making the wrong choices. They inherited an economy that was growing and now it is shrinking. Their Budget is crashing the economy and they need to reverse this

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