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How Boris gathered the ‘ammunition’ to get the Chancellor to open his wallet. The PM brought in 4 top economists: they argued against the Treasury’s view that any increase in public spending would increase inflation.
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Ever since Sunak delivered his underwhelming Spring Statement in March, Boris has been searching for a way to make the Chancellor reopen his wallet and he found a group of leading economists that privately backed fresh spending to ease the cost of living crisis.
Crucially, on Monday they argued against the Treasury’s view that any increase in public spending would increase inflation, giving the PM the covering fire he needed to take Mr Sunak over the top with him.
