**My statement on the Conservative Government’s autumn statement on changes to tax, welfare and public services**
The Conservative’s deafening silence on the NHS today was staggering. Across the country and here in St Albans too many people are in pain, stuck on waiting lists that are preventing them from working and impacting their quality of life, yet on the subject of our health, the Conservative government had nothing to say and nothing to offer.
Investing in the NHS and reducing treatment backlogs should have been a priority in this Autumn Statement. Without a significant boost to health services, our economy will continue to flatline.
The fact there was barely a mention is a damning indictment of how little the Conservatives care about people’s health or our stagnant economy.
Apart from ignoring the crisis in our health service, the Chancellor proposed tax changes that will not ‘touch the sides’ after years of unfair tax hikes.
The country is crying out for change yet today’s statement showed once again that this Conservative government is out of touch and out of ideas.
It doesn’t need to be like this – people in St Albans deserve better.