Can Andy Burnham control public spending? That is the question markets are asking this week as UK government borrowing costs hit an 18 year high. It’s a global bond rout with a UK risk premium. It’s why I pressed government minister, Douglas Alexander, so hard on whether Labour has... plans to cut the ballooning welfare bill - an issue that helped sink Keir Starmer. If Burnham can’t convince the markets, there’ll be less money for public services, mortgage rates will go up and we’ll get higher prices in the shops - the very opposite of giving everyone a little room to breathe. Crucially, however, it’ll be even harder to find money for defence at a time when tensions are increasing. Today Kemi set out a detailed plan that he could follow to cut welfare and fund our country's defence. Will Labour’s new Prime Minister follow it?show more

Answer = NO. So he will lie about everything like Starmer

Wee Dougie came up with his usual word salad, pathetic

@TomTugendhat A global phenomenon it may be, but what is irrefutable is that the UK is being hit the hardest, due to our levels of debt, ownership of that debt & the market’s belief that we are not serious about taking the tough decisions required. He must cut welfare & create growth. NOW.

Fucking word salad as per usual. He didn’t answer anything

Labour has been in power for 2+ years. When do they plan to quit blaming the past and actually start governing? If they have done all of the wonderful, magical things, why is nothing working?

No he doesn’t seem to be showing signs he can do that unfortunately. All he looks to be able to do is spend money without any source of funds…

So what he said was that Liz Kendall was useless and the Conservative party are to blame even though they have no power.

He tried his usual patronising man-splainy type of response. And fell flat on his face. Woeful. It’s vital you keep pressing them on this. A fiscal day of reckoning is coming. We have to cut spending.

It’s a revolving door, this paying companies to employ people will not create jobs ! It’s here have a job for 6 months and then back on the scrap heap. You need to find investment in jobs stop importing goods and push for made in Britain companies

Another Tory with amnesia… have you forgotten was has caused the biggest rise in borrowing costs in the last five years?

He’s right on the fact that borrowing for all countries has gone up that part of his statement is correct. But Britain’s borrowing has gone up higher than anybody else’s including Japan and Japan’s debt ratio is 204% of GDP and yeah it’s borrowing is for less than that in the uk

@TomTugendhat You’ll never win an argument with this pompous arragonst no it all twerp.

serving bog-eyed billy arse on a plate

The Government’s NUMBER ONE policy with no cap,control or bounds towards criminality …physical and mental harm money laundering tax evasion sexual abuse human trafficking tax rebates and avoidance unregistered business practicing and human rights abuses and it’s near normalised.

Another deluded clown 🤡

Well said Julia

That was glorious, Julia. They have no idea what they’re doing. And they know they have no idea.

He's a complete idiot

Talking over someone does not make your argument valid!

@TomTugendhat Absolute waffling wanker.

Can MPs control their spending? Can the Royal Family control their spending? Are you not supposed to lead by example?

Answer the Fcuking question

What a complete devious spin cunt

BS economy is non existence, you only have to look at the state of the stock markets. No real growth at all . Typical Labour cannot even answer a straight answer .

You know … Its really not worth talking to someone that’s thick