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2025-06-10 09:00:43 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 03AFDBC6CC1B5DF5DBF90929D89A0AF1C0290AC2418B8D4CCFA38AE1F471659C
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Misleading claims. 1. The OBR never found the "£22-billion black hole". https://fullfact.org/economy/22-billion-black-hole/ 2. The economy foundations deteriorated. According to ONS, in Jun'25, inflation was 3.5% (+1.3% vs. Jul'24); unemployment was 4.5% (+0.4% vs. Jul'24); GDP growth was 0.8% (-0.6% vs. Jul'24). https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/inflationandpriceindices/bulletins/consumerpriceinflation/april2025 https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/employmentandemployeetypes/bulletins/uklabourmarket/may2025 https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/bulletins/gdpfirstquarterlyestimateuk/januarytomarch2025
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