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Jeremy Hunt has no plan for growth, says CBI boss
The chancellor's Autumn Statement offered no plan to revive growth in the economy, the head of the UK's biggest business lobby group has told the BBC. Tony Danker from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) said Mr Hunt had instead prioritised stability. Mr Danker said that without higher growth, the UK would not afford the growing cost of health and social care. Health Secretary Steve Barclay said post-Brexit freedoms would help to boost "high growth" industries. In his Autumn Statement last week, Mr Hunt laid out £55bn of spending cuts and tax rises aimed at bringing down soaring prices while protecting ... (full story)