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Inside Politics: Rishi Sunak serves up £30bn stimulus plan

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Adam Forrest
Thursday 09 July 2020 07:57 BST
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Kanye West says he’s serious about running for the presidency. The star wants to run the White House like Wakanda – the technologically-advanced kingdom from Black Panther. His political party will be called The Birthday Party. Why? “Because when we win, it’s everybody’s birthday.” Rishi Sunak may not be able to complete with Kayne’s chutzpah (though he has a technologically-advanced mug keeping his tea warm for three hours). The chancellor does, however, have some presents to dispense. He’s offering a half-price meal deal, a stamp duty holiday and a VAT cut. But Labour insists there’s no reason to celebrate.

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