The UK economy’s broken. Can Labour fix it?
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The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 13 June 2024
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
As Election Day looms, the one thing everyone can agree on is that the British economy is in a pretty parlous state. So, what's Labour offereing to get Britain out of its stagflation doom-loop, and will it work?
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