\u201cYour colleague makes a speech in London, expressing contrition \u2013 which is a fancy way of saying we got it wrong, we\u2019re sorry \u2013 will you say sorry to people for the Liz Truss implosion?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Philp repeated his previous answer, to which Kuenssberg said: \u201cAs a human being, if you make a mistake, and you just say, \u2018yes we messed up\u2019 \u2013 don\u2019t you just say sorry?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cWe\u2019ve been really clear, I don\u2019t know how many more times to say it, it was a mistake, we got it wrong, and those mistakes will never be made again,\u201d Philp said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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The Conservative MP also told Sky News that he opposed the mini-Budget behind the scenes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cI opposed the way that it was constructed \u2013 I was arguing for spending restraint,\u201d Philp said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cThose warnings were sadly not listened to. Obviously, I was bound by collective responsibility, as you know.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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That\u2019s the duty that binds all ministers to publicly agree with the government\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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A Labour spokesperson said: \u201cChris Philp\u2019s refusal to apologise for the misery inflicted by the Liz Truss mini-Budget shows that the Tories haven\u2019t listened and they haven\u2019t learned.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cKemi Badenoch and her party have spent the last six months making billions of pounds of unfunded spending commitments which would send mortgages and bills soaring again. This Labour government is fixing the Tories\u2019 economic mess.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n