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The Tories’ damp squib manifesto

Unveiling the Conservatives’ election manifesto at Silverstone on Tuesday, Rishi Sunak wanted to send a “clear message to British voters”, says Stefan Boscia on Politico: “Give us one more chance, and we’ll slash your taxes.” He promised to take another 2p off employee national insurance by April 2027 (his third reduction to NI in a year), to abolish the main rate of

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