Labour is stepping up pressure on the Conservatives urging
Chancellor to come before the House of
Commons on Tuesday to take responsibility for his disastrous
mini-Budget on behalf of the Prime Minister and her government.
The party have said they will use the Parliamentary devices
available to pressure Kwarteng to u-turn on the mini-Budget, and
to take responsibility for agreeing to a fantasy
mini-Budget dreamt up by Prime Minister during the Tory leadership contest.
But they have also issued a call to Tory MPs to say that it’s
vital they speak up for constituents and also make their
views about the mini-Budget public, and to work with Labour in
putting pressure on the government to change direction.
It comes as mortgages continue to rise and prices soar in the
face of the economic crisis as a consequence of the government’s
mini-Budget.
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, said:
“This is a Tory crisis that has been made in Downing Street, and
that is being paid for by working people.
“Families worried sick about bills haven’t even had so much as an
apology from the Prime Minister or Chancellor, the
architects of chaos unleashed on the British
economy and family finances.
“Labour have forced this Tory government to u-turn throughout the
cost of living crisis and we will do all we can in our power to
do so again to get them to reverse this disastrous, kamikaze
budget.
“We need stability for our economy now and a real plan for growth
that only a Labour government will bring. It will be up to Labour
to clean up the mess of the Conservatives once again.”
