Shadow chancellor to address Tory conference as he claims slashing red tape could cut cost of new houses by £50,000 – UK politics live
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Andrew Griffith makes speech today as Reform UK accuses party of copying policies they ‘announced weeks and months ago’
Good morning. Yesterday Kemi Badenoch published a tract setting out the principles that a Conservative government would follow in office. It was presented as Thatcherism revived for the 21st century, and a key theme was that government should leave wealth creation up to business, and not get in the way with red tape.
Today Andrew Griffith, the shadow chancellor, is presenting a plan that illustrates what this would mean in practice. Normally, at party conference, ministers and shadow ministers put out a press release in advance of their speeches highlighting just one headline policy idea, with perhaps one or two associated policies.
Trusting the co-author of Liz Truss’ disastrous mini-Budget with Tory plans on the economy and housing is like asking an arsonist to run the fire service. Kemi Badenoch is once again demonstrating her appalling lack of judgement.
The Tories had 14 years in government to grow our economy and help people get on the housing ladder, but they completely failed at every turn.
Tories pledge to scrap some costs regulations and taxes they put in place!
They are copying Reform policies we announced weeks and months ago!
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