Chris Leslie MP, Labour’s Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, responding to the Treasury select committee’s report on the UK’s EU Budget contribution, said:

“This damning cross-party report exposes George Osborne’s claim to have halved the EU budget surcharge to be totally untrue. He must now apologise to taxpayers for making this completely false claim.

“Too many times this Chancellor has desperately tried to use smoke and mirrors to fool the British people. He has been caught out again and his credibility is further undermined. People will now treat the false claims he makes in the coming weeks with the contempt they deserve.”