ukrainian people and they should continue to have our support for as long as it takes. fix, continue to have our support for as long as it takes. long as it takes. a few weeks ago, the world cringed long as it takes. a few weeks ago, the world cringed at long as it takes. a few weeks ago, the world cringed at the long as it takes. a few weeks ago, the world cringed at the prime - the world cringed at the prime minister s fawning welcome for elon musk and this time, they are fleeing his platform on the latest vile outburst. what exactly is the prime minister thinking he might learn from an unelected super rich individual who had taken over a once successful organisation and plunged it into a death spiral? mr successful organisation and plunged it into a death spiral? it into a death spiral? mr speaker, it s a striking. it into a death spiral? mr speaker, it s a striking. from it into a death spiral? mr speaker, it s a striking. from the - it s a striking. from the
things economically, there is always huge scope to cut or raise taxes, or spending, and then there is what his room for manoeuvre is within his self imposed targets. we must be clear on this. a government s finances are completely unlike a household finance. we live in a currency where the government issues currency, we cannot do that, ferns cannot do that, whereas the government issues a currency and has a lot more freedom than us. not many of us have a money printing press in our front rooms. of us have a money printing press in ourfront rooms. but of us have a money printing press in our front rooms. but the chancellor must calculate his own self imposed targets so wriggle room is against those, and those are a political judgment. they are based on what the government thinks the markets will wear. just like in the mini budget wear. just like in the mini budget we had last year, there seemed to be no constraints on what the government will blow on tax cuts, for example, so
sense, and investment, investing where we need to invest. and give me our where we need to invest. and give me your assessment where we need to invest. and give me your assessment if where we need to invest. and give me your assessment if you where we need to invest. and give me your assessment if you will where we need to invest. and give me your assessment if you will of - where we need to invest. and give me your assessment if you will of where l your assessment if you will of where the uk figures right now against some of its peers. we know the us is in a similar position in terms of things like inflation and interest rates, having to raise rates to keep a lid on prices. other developed economies across europe are facing similar challenges. where do we sit in terms of economic growth and how well the uk is performing right now? starting with inflation, we have been doing relatively well. it is a bit sticky but some of it is down to the structure of the economy bei
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