himself that he lives with agoraphobia, and so decided not to take part. we will be talking to him and grilling him about the contents of the speech in that red box. rishi sunak is on his way to the commons. the government will want to mark a different stage, we are not through the pandemic, the virus are still with us, but perhaps not in a state of emergency. there have been words overnight from the treasury, as well as a lot of pre announcements, told by lindsay hoyle, about an age of optimism. let s look at one of the newspapers here. the daily express, rishi, a new age of optimism, now britain needs you to deliver. can he move on and deliver this optimism, the rather strange phrase, an economy fit for a new age of tourism, a mouth full of rhetoric, that he will be judged on? tourism, a mouth full of rhetoric, that he will bejudged on? it is. tourism, a mouth full of rhetoric, that he will be judged on? that he will be “udged on? it is, it
£6.9 billion for england s transport network, again, a pretty significant amount. as we understand it, i think it is £1.5 billion that is actually new money. this will be for the transport network in cities outside london. the wage increases that laura talked about, the national living wage is to rise to £9.50 an hour, for workers over 23. there is also an increase in the national minimum wage for those younger than that. and perhaps the most recent announcement in the long string of pre announcements, a freeze on public sector pay to end. we don t know the details of that. inflation may eat into some of that. what is left, simon? from a business perspective, what would they like to see? , ,, perspective, what would they like to see? , , , , perspective, what would they like to see? , ,, , , , perspective, what would they like to see? business feels pretty bruised, the low point see? business feels pretty bruised, the low point was see? business feels pretty bruised, the low
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