Consumers at the Heart of Markets

It is important that the Conservative Party has a clear, coherent consumer policy that informs departmental thinking, and places consumers centre stage. We must regain our ambition for delivering competition, improved customer service and innovation across our economy that guided our policies around privatisation and we can achieve this through reviving our belief in consumers as the true arbiters of markets. We have always believed that capitalism is there to serve consumers and is at its best when driven by informed, powerful consumers, who demand market innovation and greater efficiency. What is good for consumers and competition is ultimately good for the best businesses and delivers sustainable growth.

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