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    1. Steven Swinford‏Verified account @Steven_Swinford 10 Jun 2020

      Rishi Sunak held a 1½ hour session with 1922 committee today: * He suggested 2m rule should be cut to save jobs and help schools reopen * Warned 3.5million people could lose their jobs * Urged Tory MPs to encourage constituents to go shopping next week

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    2. Steven Swinford‏Verified account @Steven_Swinford 10 Jun 2020

      Rishi Sunak said that 24 countries have introduced the flexibility to cut the two-metre rule He suggested three-quarters of pubs will be able to reopen next month if the rule changes, only a quarter if not He also suggested it could help reopen schools

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      Steven Swinford‏Verified account @Steven_Swinford 10 Jun 2020

      Rishi Sunak said Britain is facing a 'very different scenario' to previous recessions as people will not be short of cash when the lockdown is eased He said that credit card debt is lower than at any time in living memory as people have not been economically active

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        2. Steven Swinford‏Verified account @Steven_Swinford 10 Jun 2020

          Rishi Sunak said that the Govt will need to be 'creative' in its response to the coming recession One Tory MP said that when asked about whether taxes will be cut he kept his counsel but smiled

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        3. Steven Swinford‏Verified account @Steven_Swinford 10 Jun 2020

          The chancellor was asked about how he intends to drive economic recovery He said he wants to focus on infrastructure, digital connectivity and significant investment in higher education and training to create 'high productivity jobs'

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        4. Steven Swinford‏Verified account @Steven_Swinford 10 Jun 2020

          Rishi Sunak also said that Britain needs to have ‘eyes wide-open' on China and potential threat it poses He said Britain needs a more 'formal regime' to protect intellectual property, a reference to a new foreign takeover law

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        5. Steven Swinford‏Verified account @Steven_Swinford 10 Jun 2020

          🚨 Leadership klaxon? 🚨 Rishi Sunak held 3 separate sessions with groups of around 20 Tory MPs a time to ensure social distancing rules were observed They were impressed One Tory MP said it was a 'star-turn' and he was 'incredibly well-briefed'

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        6. Steven Swinford‏Verified account @Steven_Swinford 10 Jun 2020

          Our piece on Rishi Sunak’s appearance at the 1922 committee with his comments on the 2 metre rule, the need for people to get out and spend money, his plans for economic recovery and the threat posed by China:https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/coronavirus-rishi-sunak-targets-two-metre-rule-and-calls-for-a-spending-spree-hnzmv5b9h …

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        1. Jim Jams Farrington‏ @Jimjams501 10 Jun 2020
          Replying to @Steven_Swinford

          😂😂😂😂😂oh dear oh dear I’m pissing myself , not short of cash, no short of a job , might be a bubble of spending but it’ll soon pop

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        1. kingkong‏ @kingkon71586711 10 Jun 2020
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          How do you expect people worried about their jobs to go shopping? I’m not going shopping anytime soon and I suspect many will do the same thing.

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        1. Campaigning for Excluded Groups‏ @ExcludedbyLA7 10 Jun 2020
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          @RishiSunak doesn't always live up to his words though does he?????pic.twitter.com/GcwUmwdiCK

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        1. ChicaMusique  💃🏻 🎹 🎧‏ @chicamusique 10 Jun 2020
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          So they want us to go out & blow money in credit? 🤔

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        1. Rory‏ @rf_twit 10 Jun 2020
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          'and that my friends is when we hit them with the Brexit'

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