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Labour unveil their new deal for workers and massive tax rises could be on the way - it all feels a bit 1970s. Plus we go behind the scenes at Robert Jenrick's speech...
Labour's long-awaited new deal for workers has finally been unveiled, and in true Starmer style it seems to be a deal that pleases nobody, with businesses in despair and unions saying it doesn't go far enough.
But with a new report from The Institute for Fiscal Studies claiming that £25bn of new taxes will also be needed to keep public services going - doesn't it all feel a bit 1970s again? Camilla and Kamal dodge the rubbish piling up on the street and the lights flickering on and off to ask who actually wants this new bill and why it's still going to take another two years to implement.
And Robert Jenrick was fastest out of the blocks this morning with a big speech after making it through to the final two of the Tory leadership contest. Camilla went along and has all the gossip from behind the scenes, plus chats with 'Bobby J' supporters Sir Edward Leigh and Danny Kruger...
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