Watch: Carys Roberts on Channel 4 News

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IPPR Chief Economist Carys Roberts tells Channel 4 News that Boris Johnson's claim that he can get UK economic growth up to 2.8% is "fantasy economics" and explains why it's so unlikely even if he does get growth up.

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