Direction of Government

Debate between Lord Kennedy of Southwark and Baroness Wheatcroft

Wednesday 2nd September 2026 Lords Chamber

[Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Lab Co-op)]

We will hear next from the Cross Benches, then the Labour Benches and then the Conservative Benches.

[Baroness Wheatcroft (CB)]

My Lords, the Government have cut VAT, cut business rates and reinstated the £2 bus fare. Simultaneously, the cost of their borrowing continues to rise to increasingly frightening levels. The Prime Minister tells us that he is funding this through reprioritising spending within government, so can the Minister tell us what has been deprioritised?

Higher Earners: Emigration

Debate between Lord Kennedy of Southwark and Baroness Wheatcroft

Thursday 21st May 2026 Lords Chamber

[Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms and Chief Whip (Lord Kennedy of Southwark) (Lab Co-op)]

My Lords, it is the turn of the Cross Benches.

[Baroness Wheatcroft (CB)]

My Lords, does the Minister agree that the tax avoidance industry in this country appears to continue to thrive? If so, how does he explain that?