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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Pippa Crerar Political editor

Unite chief puts immediate pressure on Rachel Reeves to change fiscal rules

Sharon Graham on the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme
Sharon Graham made her comments on the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme. Photograph: Jeff Overs/BBC/PA

The head of Unite, Sharon Graham, has put immediate pressure on the Labour government to change its fiscal rules so it can borrow more to invest in infrastructure and public services.

The union leader told the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, that people “haven’t got time to wait for growth” after Labour put boosting economic output at the heart of its plans to repair the country.

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