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growth for the month which was broadly in line with economist expectations. the sluggishness comes after the uk economy recorded its fastest growth in two years from january to march, exiting the recession it fell into in the final half of last year. but my opening question starting with you, geoffrey cox, is rishi sunak right to say the economy has turned a corner? i think he is, no economy has turned a corner? i think he is. no doubt economy has turned a corner? i think he is, no doubt about economy has turned a corner? i think he is, no doubt about that. economy has turned a corner? i think he is, no doubt about that. all - he is, no doubt about that. all predictions show that growth will continue this year an increase next year and inflation is down to 2.3 and we can look in the next two or three months to cuts in interest rates. it s definitely turned the corner, no doubt about that. this is one month of figures. it is corner, no doubt about that. this is one ....
Our Political Editor nick watt reports. For the moment, our unlikely Prime Minister reigned supreme, a by election win in an area that had been beyond the reach of the tories since the interwar years leaves theresa may surveying a Political Landscape with few credible opponents. Theresa may once likened herself to Queen Elizabeth the first, a woman who thrived in a male dominated world by knowing her mind. But shes never seen herself as a glory on a figure but shes never seen herself as a gloriana like figure and she is one of the least assuming occupants of number ten. Shes more Likejohn Major than Margaret Thatcher in her imperial pomp and, ju ....
Of voters you have to appeal to. i think for a keir starmer goes beyond being nice to conservative voters. you can see something he is often criticised for is not being radical enough. that is something that comes from certain aspects of his own party, certain aspects of the labour membership of controlling the type of labour candidate that is allowed to run in certain seats, one that will perhaps appeal to the middle ground in politics, and look at the big debate there has been within labour this week about the two child cap on child benefit policy. that is something he has taken a lot of criticism for, but he is adamant he won t be making any sort of unfunded pledges when it comes to the economy, and i think thatis comes to the economy, and i think that is a tactic, the aim of which is trying to attract conservative voters, some who meet in the past have felt that labour can be to free and easy with public spending, and keir starmer is trying to tackle ....