Economic Policy Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

Economic Policy

Penny Mordaunt Excerpts
Monday 25th February 2013

(11 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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George Osborne Portrait Mr Osborne
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Unless something happened while the shadow Chancellor was on his feet, the gilts market was flat on the day.

Penny Mordaunt Portrait Penny Mordaunt (Portsmouth North) (Con)
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The shadow Chancellor has admitted that his plan is to borrow even more. Although the Chancellor has a tough shift sorting out the disaster of Labour’s economic legacy, is he not glad that it is our shift when he stares at the car crash of an alternative opposite him?