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see as sir keir starmer rescue Rachel Reeves He has been heavily criticized after last week Budget,
The Chancellor has been accused of misleading the public by lying about the economic forecasts he received to justify his £26bn tax rise.
Speaking on Monday (1 December), Sir Keir argued that Ms Reeves had provided stability by raising billions of pounds to create more “headroom” in the economy.
Defending the Chancellor, the PM said the Budget was a “moment of personal pride”.
It has come to light that before his speech the Office for Budget The Office for Responsibility (OBR) told him that the public’s financial position had improved significantly and that instead of a deficit, they had a surplus of £4.2 billion.
Ms Reeves has denied that she lied to the public and the markets.
The Prime Minister also discussed welfare reform, claiming that the welfare state was “not only trapping people in poverty, but also out of work”.
“I’m proud to have lifted more than half a million children out of poverty, proud that we raised the national minimum wage again,” he said. “What is this a labor government “To improve the lives of working families.”