Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 3:10 pm on 16 September 2025.
Lord Sikka
Labour
3:10,
16 September 2025
My Lords, people’s inability to buy goods and services is a major reason for low economic growth, and 14 years of Conservative rule delivered real wage cuts, the two-child benefit cap, frozen income thresholds, and unchecked profiteering. Some 16 million people live below the poverty line. What plans do the Government have to abandon Conservative policies and deliver redistribution of income and wealth, and curbs on profiteering?