CHANCELLOR Rachel Reeves should resign because she misled the country over tax rises and people “have had enough” of her, according to Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick.
He told GB News: “People feel poor right now. They feel like the economy is bumping along the bottom. All of the small businesses that I meet are absolutely up against it right now as a result of the rise in National Insurance.
“Business rates going up, it’s now going to be even more expensive to employ people, particularly young people, who should be given a leg up and a first start in life. For working families, they’re going to get sucked into the higher rates of income tax, the massive stealth tax.
“And what Rachel Reeves has done, she’s broken her promises. She’s mishandled the economy by creating all this uncertainty and constantly flying kites for every conceivable type of tax rise over the last few months, and now she asks for sympathy despite the fact she’s basically misled the public over the true state of the public finances.
“People have had enough of Rachel Reeves, and it’s time for her to go.”
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On prisoners released by mistake, he said: “It’s a complete and utter shambles, and I have no confidence whatsoever in David Lammy’s ability to fix it. You’ve got someone being mistakenly released from our prisons every other day right now. In fact, it’s more often than that.
“David Lammy came before Parliament three weeks ago after the criminals were released in error from Chelmsford and Wandsworth prison, and said he was putting in place the most robust checks ever, and the problems actually got worse.
“There are more people being released now in error, and he won’t be honest with you about who they are, what their crimes are, and where they are right now in the country. In fact, we only know about these releases because he was asked by a journalist in the media the other day, he should be coming before Parliament and telling the public what’s going on.
“We know that there are at least two manhunts right now for dangerous people. We don’t know who they are, what they’ve been convicted of. He should be honest with the public and stop hiding what’s actually happening.”
