“I want to change the subject. I don't want to talk about high prices and borrowing. I want to talk about how the other guys ask annoying questions.”
What they said. What they meant.
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In a debate about government finances, the Conservatives asked about the cost of living and Liberal borrowing increasing it, while the Liberal response was to complain about repetitive questions rather than answering the substance.