Minister Says Tories Left UK Finances In 'Worst Set Of Circumstances Since WW2'

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Minister Says Tories Left UK Finances In 'Worst Set Of Circumstances Since WW2'
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Murray replied: “We were warning throughout the election campaign that we were likely to inherit the worst set of circumstances since the Second World War.is waiting for Treasury officials to “conduct a thorough assessment of the state of public finances and public spending”, which she will report to parliament by the end of July.

James Murray,"We were warning throughout the general election campaign that we would be likely to inherit the worst set of circumstances since WWII. And frankly,…One reference said Labour were planning on rolling out a Budget Responsibility Bill which would “ensure that the mistakes of Liz Truss min-Budget cannot repeated” with a “fiscal lock”.

Phillips said: “No, but the point is this is a civil service briefing, and it describes their previous masters’ actions as a disaster.“I don’t know that particular briefing you’re talking about,” Murray said. “But everyone knows that what Liz Truss did the economy was a disaster. It crashed the economy. People are still paying the price now.”Sign up and we will email you daily with the best of our political and news coverage while also giving you a taste of our most-popular lifestyle, opinion and personal blogs.By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners.

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