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forformer election for them? joining us today for former conservative cabinet minister, shadow business minister, liberal democrat and daily telegraph, columnist. this is politics live, election 202a. welcome to viewers on bbc two, bbc news and the iplayer. parliament has been dissolved which means politicians, are no longer mps but candidates. ordinary members of the public standing in their respectful constituents for their parties but they are welcome all the same. let s start for tax and spend and this headline on bbc news. labour rules out raising vat after was started by the chancellor, jeremy hunt writing today promising a conservative government you heard in the headlines, would not raise any headlines, would not raise any headline taxes. he claims that labour does have a plan to raise vat, this of course is a classic election strategy to try and expose hidden plans by your rivals during the campaign. but labour have quashed them and ruled out, as you also heard in th
a time that they are seeing other riel pressures continue weather that is with materials or shortage of staff or scales. we think it s absolutely vital that the government does listen to this call for a winter plan from their british chamber of commerce because what is clear is without proper support and forward planning, things are going to get harderfor forward planning, things are going to get harder for businesses, not easier. and we need our businesses to get through this difficult time of recovery from the pandemic because it businesses don t survive, then that is also going to mean that jobs are at risk and it is going to head family income is much harder. we have already seen this cast had family energy prices last week saying that £139 increase with the price cap going out. what we need to see is a proper plan that is going to make sure that we ve got the long term secure and affordable energy that families and businesses need. this energy that families and businesses need. a
economy of the future and how we need to respond to the challenges we face. . ~ need to respond to the challenges we face. ., ,, i. need to respond to the challenges we face. ., ,, , ., ,, ., need to respond to the challenges we face. ., ,, ,, ., ., ., face. thank you seema malhotra, shadow business face. thank you seema malhotra, shadow business minister. - face. thank you seema malhotra, shadow business minister. as i i face. thank you seema malhotra, i shadow business minister. as i say, we have about an hour and 15 minutes before sir keir starmer takes the stage. we he is expected talk to activists and the country for about an hour. thanks, chris mason in brighton. he is expected to talk. the headlines on bbc news. issues at petrol stations as the british army begins training to drive fuel tankers on the streets. sir keir starmer prepares for the most important speech of his career he ll address his party conference in person for the first time as britain s labour party leader