Ross Hands Loan Charge Petition to Prime Minister and Chancellor

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Ross handed in the Loan Charge petition to the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, and the Chancellor, Sajid Javid. The petition gathered 8,294 signatures calling for a review of the 2019 Loan Charge and for it to be suspended. 

Ross said, 'Thank you to everyone who signed my petition to suspend and review the Loan Charge. ‪I have now handed over my petition to the Prime Minister  and the Chancellor.‬ ‪You have made your voice heard. I will keep doing all that I can to stope the Loan Charge.'

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