Taxes

Debate between Sam Rushworth and Mel Stride

Wednesday 12th November 2025 Commons Chamber

[Sir Mel Stride]

My hon. Friend absolutely gets to the core of it. This is an extraordinary point to have arrived at, but this Government, despite their majority, do not have the plan, political will or, seemingly, even the ability now to command enough support on their own Benches to push through vital spending controls that would allow us to get the taxman off the back of businesses and people up and down our country.

[Sam Rushworth (Bishop Auckland) (Lab)]

Child poverty increased enormously on the Conservatives’ watch. [Interruption.] Yes, it did. Where was their political will to deal with it?