Spring Statement: Government is "fiddling while Rome burns"

26 Mar 2025

EMBARGO: Immediate Release

Responding to the Chancellor's Spring Statement, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:

"The slashing of growth is a hammer blow to the Chancellor’s economic credibility. But this Government is simply fiddling while Rome burns instead of fixing our trading relationship with Europe.

"The Chancellor must immediately launch negotiations for a new UK-EU customs union, to kickstart growth, boost small businesses, and secure the vital revenue that our public services desperately need. 

"And the Government certainly must not cut taxes on US tech giants at Trump and Musk’s behest – especially when families across Britain face eye-watering cuts."

ENDS

 


 

 

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