Kemi Badenoch on FIRE in the House of Commons

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said the Budget was a “total humiliation” for Rachel Reeves and “if she had any decency she would resign”.

She said: “Today she has announced a new tax raid of £26 billion. They’re all cheering. Household income is down. Spending policies in this Budget increase borrowing in every year. That smorgasbord of misery we have heard from her can be summed up in one sentence. Labour are hiking taxes to pay for welfare. This is a Budget for Benefits Street, paid for by working people.