2021 October 27

I met Perry the official mascot for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 in Parliament on Wednesday 27 October 2021. 

The Chancellor unveiled the Autumn Budget and Spending Review on Wednesday 27 October. This Budget was a missed opportunity. Whilst I welcome the cut to the Universal Credit taper, this not a tax cut but a benefit change. The Chancellor based the budget on out of date forecasts according to the IFS who said the outlook for living standards was “actually awful”. Less than a third (1.9million households) will benefit from the announcement.