Prime minister says it will take years to clean up from Tories after finding a £22bn black hole in public finances
The weather and the mood were upbeat in the Downing Street garden but the prime minister’s message was pessimistic.The weather and the mood were upbeat in the Downing Street garden but the prime minister’s message was pessimistic.
Speaking from a sunny Downing Street garden to about 50 members of the public whom he met during the campaign, he drew a contrast between his speech and how the garden was used under Boris Johnson, when it hosted lockdown-breaking parties. Starmer and Reeves have ruled out raising income tax, national insurance or VAT in the budget. But having repeatedly said their plans for government did not require further tax rises,The prime minister said: “In the first few weeks we discovered a £22bn black hole in the public finances.
He gave details on Tuesday of how he spent much of the riots in the Cobra emergency meeting room in Downing Street, trying to work out if there were enough prison places to house those who were being arrested.
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