BBCNEWS BBC News at One June 4, 2024 12:11:00
Going to be more important than the timing. if the markets remain spooked after his halloween statement, the political choices for liz truss become all the more difficult. if, for example, she decides to increase benefits by less than the current rate of inflation, many of her own mps are going to oppose that. if she decides she is going to cut back on big projects like road building than some of the mps who are to live where electoral promise of levelling up are going to hit it. it will also prevent her from increasing her goal of economic growth. this afternoon the shadow chancellor rachel r...