Rachel Reeves is accused of 'outright falsehood' after claiming she protected 'working people' by not hiking their NI in her Budget
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Rachel Reeves is accused of 'outright falsehood' after claiming she protected 'working people' by not hiking their NI in her Budget

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves was yesterday accused of ‘outright falsehood’ over her claims about Labour’s handling of the economy The Chancellor was mauled by former Bank of England official Andrew Sentance over her response to figures showing inflation climbed to 2.6 per cent in November, an eight-month high amid increasing evidence that the party is derailing Britain’s recovery. Ms Reeves claimed in response to the inflation figures that she had protected working people by not hiking ‘their national insurance’ - even though she staged a £25bn raid on national insurance contributions by employers. Mr Sentance said hopes of eventually cutting the Bank’s benchmark interest rate - currently at 4.75 per cent - below 4 per cent had been left ‘in tatters’ as inflation remains stubborn. Former Bank of England money-setter Andrew Sentance said the Chancellor's comments were an 'outright falsehood' Shadow chancellor Mel Stride blamed Ms Reeves for making ‘irresponsible’ decisions.

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