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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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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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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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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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
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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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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 popThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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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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@RishiSunak doesn't always live up to his words though does he?????pic.twitter.com/GcwUmwdiCK
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So they want us to go out & blow money in credit?
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'and that my friends is when we hit them with the Brexit'
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