Labour Says Next UK Government Faces Worst Inheritance Since War
- Conservatives have ‘burnt the house down’ in past 14 years
- Reeves wants people off benefits and back in work to lift GDP
Rachel Reeves
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The UK’s opposition Labour Party will face the worst economic inheritance of any government since World War II if it wins the next election because the ruling Conservatives have spent so much, Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves said.
Speaking with reporters ahead of next week’s budget, Reeves labeled the Tories the party of slow growth, high tax, high debt and low living standards during their 14 years in power. “Every promise they have made they have broken,” she said.