aug 27, 2024 - Starmer's First Major Speech since Election

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The prime minister warns October's Budget "is going to be painful" in a speech in the Downing Street rose garden

Keir Starmer says "we have not just inherited an economic black hole, but a societal black hole"

Pressed on potential tax rises, Starmer repeats his election pledge that there will be no increases to income tax, VAT or National Insurance - but says full details will be laid out in the Budget

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