Senior Kemi Badenoch ally hails Trump and Musk’s ‘refreshing dynamism’

A senior Tory has hailed Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s “dynamism”, calling it “relatively refreshing”. Andrew Griffith, a close ally of Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch, said the US administration has a got a “clear set of plans” and is willing to confront “some of the big challenges that all Western economies face.” The shadow […]
Senior Conservative ‘really worried’ about the economy his party could ‘one day’ inherit

A senior Conservative has expressed concern about the state of the economy his party “might inherit” following a future general election. Andrew Griffith, the shadow business secretary, said he is “not surprised” that inflation has risen once again and pointed to data that suggests a slowdown in hiring activity. Inflation climbed to an annual rate […]
Inflation holds steady at 6.7 per cent as minister insists government ‘on track’

The latest inflation figures are “in line with” government expectations, a Treasury minister has said. Economic secretary to the Treasury Andrew Griffith told Sky News this morning that the government was “on track”, despite inflation holding steady at 6.7 per cent in September, according to the Office for National Statistics. Rishi Sunak pledged in January […]