BBCNEWS The Context with Christian Fraser July 7, 2024
after standing by the policy. but with a growing number of senior conservatives criticising the plan, the chancellor admitted this morning that it had to go as it had become a "distraction" from other parts of the government's economic plan. and so the chancellor used a key speech at the conservative party conference in birmingham to try and move beyond that "distraction", take a listen. what a day. it has been tough but we need to focus on thejob in hand. i know the plan put forward only ten days ago has caused a little turbulence i get it. i get it. we're listening and have listene...