Nadhim Zahawi has defended Rishi Sunak over his Spring Statement, despite senior Tories saying he should 'come back' with new ideas.
It comes ahead of the energy price cap rise on Friday, and the average Band B and D council tax bills also going up by just under £70, meaning bills could soar to thousands of pounds a year.
It means a £693 rise for millions of customers from £1,277 to £1,971 per year and could increase further when it is next reviewed in October. Asked by Andrew about the Spring Statement, former Deputy Prime Minister Michael Heseltine said: "It's cloud cuckoo land. "All this talk about tax cuts, cutting public expenditure and all this sort of stuff is simply not real in the present circumstances.
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