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John Healey: “Britain has it harder now. We had 13 years of flatlining tory growth in living standards when Cameron’s austerity gutted…”

On the recordSeptember 28, 2026
Britain has it harder now. We had 13 years of flatlining tory growth in living standards when Cameron’s austerity gutted our public services, when Johnson’s Brexit hammered our exports and Truss’s mini budget crashed our economy.
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John Healey
Labour Party

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Critique of Conservative economic policies during Labour conference speech.

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