Starmer: Tories have 'maxed out the national credit card'
Evening Standard|March 06, 2024
THE Tories have “maxed out the national credit card” with a “desperate” budget, Sir Keir Starmer warned today.
Rachael Burford
Starmer: Tories have 'maxed out the national credit card'

Responding to the Chancellor’s announcement of limited personal tax cuts, the Labour leader said the Conservative government were “giving with one hand” and taking “even more with the other”.

He accused the Tories of torching the party’s reputation for fiscal responsibility and leaving working people worse off.

Sir Keir said: “There we have it. The last desperate act of a party that has failed. Britain in recession.

“The national credit card — maxed out. And the highest tax burden for 70 years. That is their record: give with one hand, take even more with the other. And nothing they do between now and the election will change that.

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