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Politicos cast doubt on Conservatives’ plans for the City

Panellists at Financial News event said the Tories’ game plan this election is just to win and ‘figure it out down the line’

Prime minister Boris Johnson with chancellor Sajid Javid on the campaign trail
Prime minister Boris Johnson with chancellor Sajid Javid on the campaign trail Photo: Getty Images

The Conservative Party may be favourite to win tomorrow’s general election, and the City’s preferred choice, but its manifesto lacks a clear long-term vision for the UK economy and for London’s future as a financial centre, according to a panel of policy experts convened by Financial News.

With less than 24 hours until the public goes to the polls, panellists at an FN breakfast briefing event on December 11 questioned if the Conservative Party had a plan for its policy pledges beyond the next couple of years.

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