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The foreign secretary James Cleverly has suggested the fiscal statement planned for 31 October could be delayed as Rishi Sunak wants to ensure it “matches his priorities”.
Speaking on BBC Breakfast, Cleverly said:
Obviously the date of that fiscal statement was originally set with no expectation of a change of prime minister. We’ve now had a change of prime minister.
I don’t know whether that means that date is going to slip… The prime minister and the chancellor know they need to work quickly on this but they also want to get it right, so we’ll see what happens to that date.
We know it needs to come soon, we know people want certainty, we know people want a clear idea of the government’s plans. Whether it happens exactly on that day, I’m not able to confirm.
Latest updates: new prime minister to go head to head with Keir Starmer for the first timeThe foreign secretary James Cleverly has suggested the fiscal statement planned for 31 October could be delayed as Rishi Sunak wants to ensure it “matches his priorities”.Speaking on BBC Breakfast, Cleverly said:Obviously the date of that fiscal statement was originally set with no expectation of a change of prime minister. We’ve now had a change of prime minister.I don’t know whether that means that date is going to slip… The prime minister and the chancellor know they need to work quickly on this but they also want to get it right, so we’ll see what happens to that date.We know it needs to come soon, we know people want certainty, we know people want a clear idea of the government’s plans. Whether it happens exactly on that day, I’m not able to confirm. Continue reading…