Keir Starmer ‘planning to blame Nigel Farage and Brexit’ for budget tax hikes
Sir Keir Starmer is reportedly gearing up to blame Nigel Farage and Brexit for Britain’s expected downturn in productivity at the Budget, as part of a new attack on the Reform UK leader.
Treasury officials are bracing for the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) to lower its forecasts for productivity growth – a downgrade that is likely to create an extra shortfall of around £20bn at November’s Budget. The shortfall is expected to be filled by a swathe of tax rises.
But sources told The Times Sir Keir and chancellor Rachel Reeves are planning to argue that this downgrade would not have happened were it not for Brexit, pinning the blame on the Reform leader for leading the campaign to take Britain out of the EU.
Should please Farage, but it's all very weird. An acute lack of credibility is a problem Starmer created and nurtured by habitual mendacity, leading to obvious political consequences which presumably he didn't foresee.
One consequence is that nobody paying attention is likely to believe anything Starmer or Reeves say about the economy and tax rises. Even Remainers must know they aren't sources to rely on.
May as well blame goblins.
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Please forgive the diversion but I have just found this.
The Conservative Environment Network (CEN) is the home for conservatives who support responsible environmental leadership.
Dear God, we're doomed.
No, we’re not doomed, we just need to stop voting “conservative”.
dearieme - I agree, we're doomed, it has all gone too far.
Peter - I don't think that will do it unless an extraordinary and widespread political reversal happens soon.
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