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Kirstarmer has said it time and again.

Economic growth is the number one mission of his Labour government.

I'm determined to do everything in my power to galvanise growth,

determined for this country to be the highest growing economy in the G7.

Things are not quite working out as he'd hoped.

Yesterday, the UK's growth forecast was halved,

with the cost of living set to rise at an even faster, an even more painful pace than expected.

Delivering her spring statement yesterday, the Chancellor knew who to blame. The Tories, naturally.

Because the British people have seen what happens when a government borrows beyond their means.

The mini budget, the mini budget delivered by the party opposite. The war in Ukraine. The mini budget delivered by the party. The war in Ukraine. The threat facing our

continent was transformed when Putin invaded Ukraine. And though she didn't name him, Donald Trump

and his unpredictable approach to tariffs. At the same time, the global economy has become more uncertain,

bringing insecurity at home as trading patterns become more unstable.

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