Sunak Predicts UK Economic Rebound by 2024, Clashes with Labour over Economy and Rwanda Policy
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Rishi Sunak predicted the UK economy would bounce back in 2024 after inflation fell to 3.4% in February, calling it a "new economic moment".
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Sunak told the BBC the country had "turned a corner" following recent financial shocks like Covid and the Ukraine war.
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The PM clashed with Labour leader Keir Starmer at PMQs over the economy, calling an election, and the Rwanda deportation scheme.
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Sunak will urge Tory MPs to "pull together" when he addresses the powerful 1922 Committee of backbenchers.
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The Lords inflicted a fresh defeat on the government's Rwanda bill, voting to press demands that it include protections for domestic and international law.