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‘What a day!’ Kwarteng addresses Tory conference

Kwasi Kwarteng began his Conservative Party conference speech by saying "what a day, it has been tough" after the 45p tax rate U-turn, adding "we need to focus on the task in hand". The chancellor defended the Government's measures aimed at growing the economy, saying that he wants to "focus on delivering the major parts of our growth package.".