Labour are set to follow the Tory example and deliver more cuts
An SNP MP has warned his constituents are ‘bracing for impact’ over Rachel Reeves’ first Budget as Chancellor, which is expected to deliver more austerity and cuts.
Graham Leadbitter, the MP for Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey, said local people, who’ve been hit hard by 14 years of Tory austerity, are expecting more of the same from the Labour Party this week.
It comes as, after just over 100 days, Starmer’s government promised that things will get worse, have presided over rising energy bills, and cut the Winter Fuel Payment for millions of pensioners.
The SNP have issued a series of demands ahead of the budget, including an end to cuts, more money for Scotland’s NHS, and action to tackle the cost-of-living crisis and lower energy bills.
Commenting, Graham Leadbitter MP said:
“Whether it’s in my inbox, on the street, or on canvassing sessions – local people, who’ve been hit hard by 14 years of Tory rule, are telling me they’re worried about this budget.
“The end of the Tory government was celebrated by many people across my constituency, including me, because it was supposed to be the end of austerity, but now local folk are once again bracing for impact.
“Labour promised change, instead we’ve seen more cuts, pensioners left without money to heat their homes, rising energy bills, and a promise from the Prime Minister that things will get worse.
“This isn’t change, it’s more of the same – and time will tell whether Starmer, in his own words, is indeed right about it being worse.
“After over a decade of Tory financial mismanagement that has battered the economy, we need serious investment to kick-start growth – not lame excuses from Labour to justify another austerity agenda.
“In stark contrast to Labour and the Tories, the SNP are standing up for an end to austerity, more money for Scotland’s NHS, action to tackle the cost-of-living crisis, and to lower energy bills.”
