Politics is about choices. Labour have delivered whopping pay rises to their trade union paymasters at the expense of vulnerable pensioners. Leading the debate and holding Labour to account in the commons earlier this week👇

Why is unemployment rising? Again, the blame can be laid squarely on the Chancellor. Her Jobs Tax is forcing firms to hold back on hiring, as well as cutting wages and raising prices. Lower growth, fewer jobs, higher prices. That’s Labour’s record after just seven months.

We’re heading for ‘Starmflation’ thanks to Labour’s mismanagement. The Bank of England have halved their growth forecast and said the Budget is fuelling inflation. The Chancellor needs to wake up to reality - her choices are making us poorer.

Is the money coming out of existing budgets? If so, which budgets? Defence? Development? They won’t say. They will fork out billions to give away our sovereignty but can’t find the money to keep our pensioners from freezing this winter. (2/2)

The Bank have slashed their growth forecast for this year in half, from 1.5% to just 0.75%. They’ve increased their forecasts for unemployment and inflation. They explicitly say that Labour’s policies are leading to higher prices for households. We’re getting ‘Starmflation’.

Labour's disastrous Budget proves they don't understand business. As an entrepreneur, I know you can't tax your way to growth. I spoke to @MattChorley on @bbc5live about how it's ultimately businesses that grow the economy. If you missed it, you can catch up here 👇

Always great to be on @bbc5live with @MattChorley 🎙️ Long interview with loads to discuss, including the @conservatives plans for #renewal and why Labour's disastrous Budget is damaging business and growth

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Entirely self-inflicted. Chancellor left with hard choices as fiscal headroom expected to have evaporated. Tough for her. Misery for millions.

Labour promised "growth, growth, growth". They gave us stagnation, higher inflation, higher mortgage costs, rising debt interest, job losses and for millions of pensioners the cruellest of winters. Labour are out of their depth. We are all paying the price.

The Conservative government had secured a deal which would have brought huge benefits for jobs, growth and levelling up. Labour came in and wrecked it. This is madness. AstraZeneca ditches plan to build £450mn UK vaccine plant

Labour are promising growth next decade - but the damage they’ve already done is being felt right now. Lower growth, fewer jobs, higher mortgages. That is their record, thanks to their disastrous Budget. The biggest barrier to growth in this country is the Chancellor herself.

The Chancellor says growth is her number one mission, but her Budget has killed growth stone dead. She says it’s businesses which drive growth, but she’s hammered them with taxes and regulations. The biggest barriers to growth in this country are Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves.

RT @BethRigby: Conservative response via @MelJStride > *The biggest barriers to growth in this country are Rachel Reeves, Keir Starmer and…

The biggest barriers to growth in this country are Rachel Reeves, Keir Starmer and their job destroying budget - and nothing in the Chancellor's speech proved otherwise. What's worse, the anti-growth Chancellor could not rule out coming back with yet more tax rises in March.