she has appointed simon clark... as brandon _ priority. she has appointed simon clark...a big move to. the only one who stayed _ hard to see a big move to. the only one who stayed in _ hard to see a big move to. the only one who stayed in place, _ hard to see a big move to. the only one who stayed in place, i - hard to see a big move to. the only one who stayed in place, i think. i one who stayed in place, i think. that is intriguing because... to be fed to borisjohnson, one of the things he did not do was keep on moving people around, one of the big criticisms of tony blair was he moved people every five minutes and then came to realise his second term that you needed people stay and follow through but boris johnson that you needed people stay and follow through but borisjohnson did not move a lot of people and a lot of them will be trying to get to grips with their department but in the middle of a government. yes. the middle of a government. yes, some of the _ the middle of a government. yes, some of the people _ the middle of a government. yes, some of the people she

simon clarke, one of the thins we more later. simon clarke, one of the things we try — more later. i going to know when your trickle—down approach, and it is a phrase that is disputed but let's go with that, how am i going to know... yellow for it is not our approach. locate. trickle—down is a left—wing concept designed to misrepresent what we are seeking to do. more economy is good for everybody and we take that argument had on. i for everybody and we take that argument had on.— for everybody and we take that argument had on. i will go back to my question- _ argument had on. i will go back to my question. how— argument had on. i will go back to my question. how are _ argument had on. i will go back to my question. how are people i argument had on. i will go back to my question. how are people who j argument had on. i will go back to i my question. how are people who are struggling as it stands going to know that your policy is working to? when will the tangible effect of that be? , ~ ., , .., , that be? they will know because in short order — that be? they will know because in sho

simon clarke, can we get — of as a conservative. we will do that, we have got some bold plans... which was the cate i o got some bold plans... which was the category you — got some bold plans... which was the category you would — got some bold plans... which was the category you would like _ got some bold plans... which was the category you would like to _ got some bold plans... which was the category you would like to be - got some bold plans... which was the category you would like to be judged i category you would like to be judged upon? i give you that choice. fin upon? i give you that choice. on economic— upon? i give you that choice. oi economic opportunity and on growth, i would love to come and talk to you literally later this month. levelling up is my question, for example child poverty, how about that, can we talk about that in a year? i that, can we talk about that in a ear? 9, that, can we talk about that in a ear? :, :, , .y that, can we talk about that in a ear? :, :, , ,, :, that, can we talk about that in a ear? :, :,

simon clark the leveling up strategy. simon clark the leveling up secretary.erved as both foreign secretary and defence secretary in the thatcher and major governments. welcome back, probably the first visit liz truss will make as prime minister, will be to dublin, to meet the irish taoiseach micheal martin. will be to dublin, to meet there is a deadline fast approaching. on september 15th, the grace period which has been in place since the brexit deal was signed, to spare businesses from more onerous checks under the protocol, will run out. and there's been speculation the prime minister might trigger article 16 of the northern ireland prototol, before that happens. it is a provision that can used by either the uk or the eu if they believe the protocol is causing "serious economic difficulties". here's the irish prime minister, speaking earlier today. i see this as an opportunity to re—set relationships between britain and ireland. and of course, brexit and ireland, post—brexit, and also between the european union and the united kingdom. and at the weekend i

, earlier today one of her close allies, promoted to levelling up secretary in the government, simon clarke expecting with perhaps typical household bills limited to £2500, and he was asked should that money go to those who need it most and he said there is already money pre—announced which will be going to some of the poorer households, £650 for people in any form of benefits, but you can see that it form of benefits, but you can see thatitis form of benefits, but you can see that it is not a perfect way of doing this, but it did say that the government would be looking to offer "comfort and certainty" to people facing the pressure of higher bills. this is clearly not an ideal set of circumstances. we are dealing with, effectively, and energy war, which has been forced upon us. we need to protect households and businesses. and the solution the prime minister sets out is the best way. in an imperfect world, of providing clarity and certainty about the cost of energy which will allow us to avoid what has otherwise being a very iterative and returning to this question every few months. intere

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