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Rushanara Ali
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Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow) (Lab)
Business closures now exceed new business openings, with 345,000 businesses across the UK closing in 2022—the highest since records began. This week, the Financial Times reported that more than 47,000 businesses are on the verge of collapse. Former Prime Minister Johnson used an expletive to describe his party’s commitment to business. His successor well and truly delivered on that commitment by crashing the economy. Is it not time the Government put businesses out of their misery by calling a general election, so that the country can get back to business?
Kevin Hollinrake
On this side of the House, we are for business because we are from business, and we understand the needs of businesses.