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John Healey: “We’ve written to the cabinet to say that if we’re serious about new priorities as a second-stage Labour government we…”

On the recordAugust 1, 2026
We’ve written to the cabinet to say that if we’re serious about new priorities as a second-stage Labour government we have to be serious about – and they have to be serious about – reprioritisation of their plans, their budgets,
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John Healey
Labour Party

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On budget cuts and reprioritization for new policies.

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