Lib Dems: Healey needs to turn things around as economy still stuck in the slow lane

EMBARGO: Immediate Release

Responding to unemployment and borrowing statistics published by the ONS today, which show unemployment has risen and public borrowing at £16bn, Liberal Democrat Treasury Spokesperson Daisy Cooper MP said:

"The new Chancellor needs to turn things around, and fast. The economy is stuck in the slow lane while job seekers and families pay the price.

"Healey now needs to urgently tackle unemployment, by scrapping Rachel Reeves' unfair jobs tax that is stifling businesses and slamming the door shut on job opportunities.

"Today's borrowing figures also show the huge pressure on our public finances. The only real answer is to boost growth, and protect our economy from the global shocks it faces, like Trump's illegal Iran war. That's why Andy Burnham must immediately begin negotiations for a new growth defence partnership with the EU, including joining the Single Market."

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