Economic Growth - Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 3:10 pm on 16 September 2025.

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Photo of Lord Livermore Lord Livermore The Financial Secretary to the Treasury 3:10, 16 September 2025

My noble friend is absolutely right. The last Conservative Government saw historic mistakes made over austerity, the Brexit deal and the Liz Truss mini-Budget. The consequences of those for working people were very real. Living standards are forecast to grow, as I have said, over four times faster during this Parliament than they did in the previous Parliament.