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Hannah Miller Sticking with Labour for now, let's take you to a last-minute news conference that the party arranged in London this afternoon.
Political correspondent, reporting from Wales Shadow Treasury chief secretary Darren Jones, leading it, highlighted the costs associated with policies set out by PM Rishi Sunak during the election campaign.
The Liberal Democrats have a track record of being, well, more liberal than some other parties when it comes to their stance on cannabis. He claimed the Tories had so far promised "£71bn of unfunded spending commitments" and warned that could result in a 2.5% point hike to interest rates.
But when it came to Rishi Sunak’s plan to gradually ban smoking, Lib Dem leader Ed Davey voted in favour. He also warned that the Tories "had not learned the lessons" from former PM Liz Truss's short stint in power, which resulted in a period of political and economic turbulence, forcing her to ditch tax cuts that sent financial markets into a tailspin.
There’s a "big difference" between cannabis and cigarettes, he told me today - when I asked if he was still in favour of legalising weed given that he’s clearly less keen on tobacco. The Tories will send the economy "sliding back into recession," he told reporters, and ordinary people will see their mortgage bills rising again: "Liz Truss's kamikaze budget is now being followed by Rishi Sunak's kamikaze manifesto."
Asked three times, he didn’t directly answer whether he’s still in favour of a regulated cannabis market, saying that the party is "going to take the best medical advice". The Conservatives are yet to respond.
Is that a yes? We’ll have to wait for the manifesto, as the parties try to stick to the script on the policy announcements they’ve scheduled for each day.
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