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Farage to launch party manifesto on Monday in traditional Labour stronghold of Merthyr TydfilSign up for the general election newsletterRachel Reeves, the shadow chancellor, told business leaders at an event this morning that the Labour manifesto had their fingerprints all over it.At a meeting of Labour’s infrastructure council, set up by the party last year, Reeves said:I really hope that when you do read it, or if you read the section on the economy, that you will see your fingerprints all over it.Because the ideas that we’ve set out in that manifesto on how to grow the economy are based on so many of the conversations I’ve had with businesses and investors over the last three years.It’s a decision only a prime minister can make. Continue reading...

Farage to launch party manifesto on Monday in traditional Labour stronghold of Merthyr Tydfil
Rachel Reeves, the shadow chancellor, told business leaders at an event this morning that the Labour manifesto had their fingerprints all over it.
At a meeting of Labour’s infrastructure council, set up by the party last year, Reeves said:
I really hope that when you do read it, or if you read the section on the economy, that you will see your fingerprints all over it.
Because the ideas that we’ve set out in that manifesto on how to grow the economy are based on so many of the conversations I’ve had with businesses and investors over the last three years.
It’s a decision only a prime minister can make. Continue reading...