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Growth is a fight Starmer and Reeves want to have - and they can't afford to lose

Sky News Wednesday, 29 January 2025
Deregulation, streamlining planning decisions, and clamping down on judicial reviews - you might have found much of what Rachel Reeves said on Wednesday a bit dry and abstract.
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