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GK: You have to be honest & understand economicsHe pointed out to her that “there’s been a massive jump in inflation under your watch”.Keegan told him: “Well that’s not true. If you look all over the world, Liz Truss was nothing to do with other countries where the inflation rate went up in exactly the same way.
“You have to be honest and you have to understand economics as well. The energy spike which caused a huge spike in inflation which is now - probably a year ahead of schedule - down to 2%. I think that’s a lot to do with the restraint that we’ve shown in terms of spending.” A stunned Barbet replied: “Well if you understood economics you’d know that it’s actually got a lot to do with the Bank of England, which is independent of the government, and the way they manage interest rates. That’s the real reason why inflation has come down, if you’re economically literate.”
Keegan said: “Well actually what they do is they look at the economics. Theirs is a decision point, but what they do is they look at all the economic factors and all the prices.”'What Is The Evidence?': Gillian Keegan Struggles To Explain Reason Behind Sex Education BanSign up and we will email you daily with the best of our political and news coverage while also giving you a taste of our most-popular lifestyle, opinion and personal blogs.
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