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Lord Heseltine – Former British Deputy Prime Minister

Lord Heseltine, former Conservative Deputy Prime Minister was commissioned by David Cameron's government to come up with a growth strategy. Will Tory leaders take heed?

Half way through its parliamentary term Britain’s Conservative-led coalition government has a growth problem - the economy is flat; possibly heading for a triple dip recession. But how does a government committed to fiscal austerity juice things up?

HARDtalk speaks to Lord Heseltine, a former Conservative Deputy Prime Minister who was last year commissioned by David Cameron’s government to come up with a growth strategy. But are today’s Tory leaders ready to heed this voice of experience?

(Image: Lord Heseltine. Copyright: Press Association)

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