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Rayner says someone on £18,000 will lose more than £1,000. She says that is almost exactly the same as an average energy bill. How many extra days would someone have to work to be able to afford a stay in a luxury hotel (like Raab’s in the summer).
Raab says when Labour is in power, taxes go up and the economy gets worse.
Angela Rayner, the deputy leader, offers her commiserations to the PM after he flew to the US and “made zero progress on the trade deal he promised us”. Does Raab still believe British workers are among the worst idlers in the world?
That is a quote from Britannia Unchained, a book Raab co-wrote some years ago with fellow Tory MPs. They used the phrase to make a point about poor British productivity.
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