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Prime Minister sets out vision for growing the economy by cutting taxes in first address to Conservative Party Conference

Liz Truss restated her commitment to net zero, renewables, and nuclear power, as well as North Sea oil and gas, in her keynote speech to the Conservative Party conference this morning, which saw the embattled...

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