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Part of Business and Trade – in the House of Commons at on 13 March 2025.

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Photo of Gareth Thomas Gareth Thomas Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)

I gently say to the hon. Gentleman that it would be interesting to know whether he now regrets the enthusiastic support he gave the Liz Truss Budget, which did so much damage to our country’s public finances. Our Budget in October last year started the process of sorting out those situations. I looked with interest at his website recently, which has a “My plan” section. It is completely blank. Although that is probably better given that he so strongly supported the Liz Truss Budget—there is at least a bit of progress.