Taxpayer forking out for Conservative chaos

North Shropshire MP Helen Morgan has described the Autumn Statement as ‘the cost of Conservative chaos budget’ after challenging the Chancellor in the House of Commons.

Jeremy Hunt refused to clarify how much the average council taxpayer is expected to put towards social care funding after Helen highlighted how pressure on care is causing the worst ambulance delays in NHS history.

Reacting to the Autumn Statement, Helen Morgan MP said, “This is the cost of Conservative chaos budget. The Chancellor has made clear that ordinary people will be paying for the Conservatives’ mistakes for years to come.

“The Tories have trashed our economy, broken the NHS and stripped back the services that people desperately need in North Shropshire.

“The Government’s failures have already inflicted huge costs on families and now they are doubling down on the damage by hiking up taxes.

“Had Ministers spent 2022 listening to Lib Dem policies instead of experimenting with the economy we would not be in such a mess.

“They have let oil and gas giants escape a proper windfall tax and are refusing to cap the cost of the heating oil and LPG that people in off-grid homes rely on.

“The Conservatives have created the worst ambulance and hospital delays in NHS history and now are forcing taxpayers to fork out just to stop the problems getting even worse.

“These are problems that are at their worst in places like North Shropshire but once again a Conservative Chancellor has shown he does not care about rural Britain.”