Part of Prime Minister – in the House of Commons am ar 1 Mai 2024.
Rishi Sunak
The Prime Minister, Leader of the Conservative Party
We addressed that a few weeks ago, and I am happy to address it again. I know that economics is not the right hon. and learned Gentleman’s strong point, but he would do well to listen to his Shadow Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson, who just this morning said, “No, that’s not how it works.” Indeed, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has also said that the link between national insurance and public services funding is “illusory”—just like Labour’s economic plans. However, it is crystal clear that there is one party that will deliver tax cuts for working Britain, and it is the Conservative party. [Interruption.]
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