Although delivered by Dishi Rishi, we re told this was Boris Johnson s Budget. To my ears, it sounded more like the work of Carrie Antoinette. Let them drink prosecco!
ALEX BRUMMER: Sunak left us in no doubt where he wants to end up. The peroration of his speech, where he lauded traditional Tory values of a low tax economy, was a very big hint.
‘New Era’ toast… Prime Minister Boris Johnson joined Mr Sunak after the speech to toast the nation (Image: PA Images) In a defining Budget for the nation’s future, the Chancellor declared it was time the Tories moved away from the Covid era when Government was expected to have the answer to everything. He unveiled a […]
STEPHEN GLOVER: There were two voices present in yesterday s Budget statement, two political figures, the PM and Rishi Suna, locked in an occasionally uncomfortable embrace.