“This mini budget is putting handouts for bankers first and support for local families and pensioners last.”
Responding to today’s mini-budget announced by Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng in Parliament, Daisy Cooper MP said:
“This “mini-budget” was an admission of failure from a Conservative government that is totally out of touch. It is not a plan, but a recipe for disaster. Bankers will enjoy unlimited bonuses, and big oil and gas giants will dish out billions to shareholders, leaving struggling families, here in St Albans, to pay the price for eye-watering borrowing for years and years to come.
“Instead of a real plan to grow the economy, the Conservative are reheating the same old failed policies that triggered the financial crisis 15 years ago.
“It’s clear that the Conservatives are taking people in St Albans and across the country for granted and have no plan to deal with soaring energy bills and rising food costs. This mini budget is putting handouts for bankers first and support for local families and pensioners last.
“I will continue to champion a fair deal for people and businesses in St Albans who are being left high and dry by this government. The Liberal Democrats would scrap these unfair tax handouts for banks and other multinational companies raking in huge profits, and use the money to help struggling families with their bills instead.”