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Treasury minister: Lobbyists are ‘huge and important part’ of government plans

Exclusive: Government is inviting lobbyists and their clients to play a major role in the deregulatory agenda

Treasury minister: Lobbyists are ‘huge and important part’ of government plans
The Treasury is at the centre of a move to refocus the government's agenda on 'growth at all costs' | Leon Neal/Getty Images
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“Growth comes from business, not the government.”

That was the message a government minister delivered to hundreds of corporate lobbyists, including those representing banks, arms companies and pharmaceuticals, during a webinar this morning.

Lord Livermore, the financial secretary to the Treasury, made the comments at the online event, which was the first in a series aimed at encouraging lobbyists to play a major role in the government’s ‘growth at all costs’ agenda.