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What vibes are you getting from small businesses about who they think would be best as Chancellor
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to stick up for the best interests of small and medium-sized businesses
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The Chancellor choice is a massive indication on Monday and I think we should wait to see
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There's been so much gossip, so much rumour. If you look at the candidates, you can actually start
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to see which ones are really close and have done small business activity. So as an MP or as an
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opposition spokesman. So, you know, Shabana Mahmood is now, looks like the leading candidate
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She was very much visiting small businesses in her constituency, going on the high street
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There's one press release when she was shadow, I think she was shadow economic secretary to the Treasury
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She was also shadow financial secretary. So when she said, when we come into power, bear in mind this is 2023, when we come into power, I will make sure the voice of small business is heard at the heart of government
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I think that was the phrase. So you can look at that and go, well, this is what someone said when they weren't going to become chancellor
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But that's still indicative of what she thinks. So that's the kind of thing we'll be looping back on, making sure that, you know, people don't forget the grassroots because, yeah, you know, the square mile is very important
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The city is very powerful. But there are actually small businesses here too. And just making sure everyone remains anchored and sees small businesses slightly different
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You know, they're the ones who create local jobs. They're the ones who disproportionately employ those furthest from work
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So there is an inherent moral good in making sure small businesses prosper
