Economy, Welfare and Public Services

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 4:58 pm on 22 July 2024.

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Photo of Bill Esterson Bill Esterson Labour, Sefton Central 4:58, 22 July 2024

The shadow Chancellor was talking just now about fiscal responsibility. During the election campaign, he committed to a series of tax cuts, but I noticed that yesterday on Laura Kuenssberg’s show he said that it would not have been possible for him to proceed with those tax cuts. What has changed, and why did he make that commitment during the election campaign, knowing full well that he could not afford to carry it out?