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Can tax cuts save the Tories?

23 November 2023 - 22 mins
Podcast Series Today in Focus

Jeremy Hunt has offered up sweeping tax cuts in an attempt to jolt the UK economy back to life and salvage his party’s hopes of staying in power beyond the next election. Heather Stewart reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

22 mins

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