Slash Spending Instead of Hiking Taxes at the Budget, Badenoch Says
Kemi Badenoch responded sharply after Chancellor Rachel Reeves effectively confirmed she would increase taxes again in the upcoming Budget. Badenoch urged Labour to cut spending rather than burden Brits with another round of tax hikes.
Speaking at an event in central London, Badenoch criticized the government for 'quietly' abandoning attempts to control the rapidly growing welfare bill.
"The Chancellor's speech was one long waffle bomb, a laundry list of excuses."
"She blamed everybody else for her own choices, her own decisions, her own failures."
Badenoch argued it was not AI's fault that graduates struggle to find work and pointed out a clear connection between Reeves' previous Budget and the bleak prospects many graduates now face.
She warned that only the Conservatives are committed to tackling spending issues.
"Ms Reeves was giving a masterclass in managed decline that left business leaders and investors confused because Labour doesn't have a plan to get Britain working."
The tax burden is already approaching a post-war high even before the new increases.
Author's summary: Kemi Badenoch criticizes Labour’s planned tax rises, urging major spending cuts instead to ease the growing financial pressure on British citizens and improve the economy.