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Chancellor to argue UK economy can ‘turn corner’ despite bond market turmoil

· The Guardian

Chancellor to argue UK economy can ‘turn corner’ despite bond market turmoil

John Healey will argue the government’s plans to boost growth across the whole country will enable the British economy to “turn a corner” despite anxiety over volatile bond markets derailing Labour’s crucial first budget.

The chancellor is expected to argue that fiscal discipline is “indivisible” from good growth, especially at a time of difficult global headwinds, amid concerns that his cautious approach jars with Andy Burnham’s more radical policy plans.

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