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Sep 2022
27m 50s

Liz Truss, a PM in which UK businesses c...

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Liz Truss is to become the UK's new Prime Minister, after winning a vote of Conservative party members. She beat rival Rishi Sunak, the former Chancellor under Boris Johnson and has promised to take immediate action on energy bills for households and businesses. We get reaction from UK businesses to her appointment. With global energy prices rising, the OPEC ... Show More
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