Finance Bill

Debate between Wes Streeting and Peter Dowd

Tuesday 12th September 2017 Commons Chamber

[Peter Dowd]

My hon. Friend is an experienced Member and he has hit the nail on the head.

[Wes Streeting (Ilford North) (Lab)]

Our party’s policy was clearly stated in our manifesto—it was to abolish all tuition fees. That is a damn sight better than the position we have seen this week, whereby the Chancellor has had to ask for 250-word submissions from his Back Benchers on ideas for student finance. They are the Government, but the Opposition have a clearer policy than the people running the country.

[Peter Dowd]

They make it up as they go along.

May I jog the Financial Secretary’s memory? He forgot to mention the £1.7 trillion national debt, which, as it happens, has grown by more than £2 billion since he sat down at around 7 o’clock last Wednesday.