Budget Resolutions

Torsten Bell Excerpts

Wednesday 26th November 2025 Commons Chamber

[The Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Torsten Bell)]

Your ending.

[Sir Desmond Swayne]

I do wish the hon. Gentleman would be quiet. He is insufferable.

As we approach Government activity accounting for 45% of the economy—

--- Later in debate ---

[Richard Tice]

The truth is that if we carry on going this way, nothing will be affordable, because this Chancellor is heading us towards bankruptcy as a nation. The reality is that nothing becomes affordable if we go bust under the Minister’s and the Chancellor’s mismanagement of this economy, so we need to change course, because all the data is bad.

I cannot believe the borrowing numbers, Madam Deputy Speaker! The OBR is forecasting that borrowing in this year alone will be some £21 billion higher—

[Torsten Bell]

It will fall every year!