Budget: Press Briefings Debate

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Department: HM Treasury
Monday 17th November 2025

(1 day, 12 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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James Murray Portrait James Murray
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I fear that my history is not good enough to know exactly what that question means. [Interruption.] I am embarrassed to admit it. I am not entirely clear, but I suspect that I do not agree with the right hon. Member, whatever it was. I will leave it at that.

Richard Tice Portrait Richard Tice (Boston and Skegness) (Reform)
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Given the chaos around the Budget, none of us would be at all surprised if the date itself changed. Nevertheless, is the Treasury aware how incompetent it looks in the eyes of the markets, which are utterly aghast, and in the eyes of businesses, which have stopped investing and stopped hiring?

James Murray Portrait James Murray
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I can assure the hon. Gentleman that the Budget is next week, on Wednesday 26 November. I can also reassure him that businesses are welcoming the Chancellor’s iron-clad commitment to her fiscal rules.