'This failing Tory government's hollow death throes budget is fooling no-one'

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The Budget will remind voters why they have to go
The Budget will remind voters why they have to go

A country crying out for change was presented with a hollow Budget from a Government in its death throes.

Jeremy Hunt tried to bribe voters by cutting national insurance again and offering a small increase in child benefit. Nobody is going to fall for this Tory con trick of £8billion in tax cuts, massively offset by £19bn in tax rises and £19bn in public spending cuts scheduled after the next election.

After 14 years of mismanagement, growth is anaemic, living standards have flatlined and the UK continues to live beyond its means. Labour said the average family will be £870 worse after the new measures, while the tax burden will still be at its highest for 70 years.

The Budget will not save the Conservatives from electoral defeat but will only remind voters why they have to go. This was a chance for Mr Hunt to provide affordable housing, repair our crumbling schools and address the crisis in social care. Instead we got a stagnant Budget from a stagnant government, which what will deliver a stagnant economy.

'This failing Tory government's hollow death throes budget is fooling no-one' eiqruidrikzprwJeremy Hunt leaves Downing Street with his ministerial box before delivering his Budget (Getty Images)

Drug of hope

Every second spent with family after an incurable cancer diagnosis is special. This is why the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence should review its decision to block breast cancer drug Enhertu.

Date millions on Universal Credit and benefits will get a pay rise this yearDate millions on Universal Credit and benefits will get a pay rise this year

Trials have found the treatment could extend a patient’s life by more than two years. It has been approved in Scotland and 13 other European countries but not in England.

Mirror columnist Linda Nolan, who has cancer, wants people to sign a Breast Cancer Now petition urging NICE into a rethink. Everyone who adds their name could help transform the care of hundreds of women.

Kind of magic

The spellbinding Weasley family from the Harry Potter books and movies have topped a poll of people’s ideal neighbours. A wizard time would be guaranteed living next door to these flame-haired sorcerers.

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