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This is a real doozy.

Should we crack straight in to the first question, mate?

Can I read it?

Because I've got no clue as to what the answer is.

Yeah, yeah, sure, sure.

It's far too complicated for me.

Oh, it's not really, but okay.

The public borrowing figures for July were pretty high. Matt's as apprehensive as I am about Rachel Reeves's first budget in October from Susie and

York? The reason it's not complicated is that the answer is yes. I mean the background is

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