Government Performance against Fiscal Rules Debate
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Laurence Turner
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Government Performance against Fiscal Rules
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Darren Jones
I agree. As the House knows, when the Chancellor presented the Budget last year, she said that this Government “chooses investment over decline” for Britain. That was reflected in our spending review, which was investing in the renewal of Britain, unlocking billions of pounds as a consequence of the fiscal rules that the Chancellor had set out in the Budget—which were non-negotiable, and will therefore stay in place.
Laurence Turner (Birmingham Northfield) (Lab)
In the context of spending decisions taken by the Johnson Government, the last Conservative Rail Minister, Huw Merriman, told the Transport Committee last week:
“A lot of promises were made to MPs and others as to the ambition, but it did not match the amount that was actually being set down.”
He went on to say:
“By the time I came into post I ended up with a list that was much longer than could be funded.”
Does the Chief Secretary share my anger at the way that the Conservative party tried to take all our constituents for fools?
Darren Jones
I do. It is good that my hon. Friend has been able to raise that testimony from the Transport Committee, because it reminds us why the British people were so angry with the Conservative party after 14 years of failed promises, and why this Labour Government will always make sure that we deliver on our promises.