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The Tory leader refuses to rule out direct payments to households if bills spike but says this would come at a cost. The Tory leader refuses to rule out direct payments to households if bills spike but says this would come at a cost.

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• The Tory leader refuses to rule out direct payments to households if bills spike but says this would come at a cost.
• The Tory leader refuses to rule out direct payments to households if bills spike but says this would come at a cost. The Tory
• leader refuses to rule out direct payments to households if bills spike but says this would come at a cost.

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• The Tory leader refuses to rule out direct payments to households if bills spike but says this would come at a cost.
• The Tory leader refuses to rule out direct payments to households if bills spike but says this would come at a cost. The Tory
• leader refuses to rule out direct payments to households if bills spike but says this would come at a cost.