Seema Malhotra MP, Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, commenting on  the Tory Governmen’s unfair Budget said:

“The Tory Government is in disarray over their unfair Budget.

“David Cameron was today forced to come to the Commons in place of his Chancellor but he failed to clean up the mess. We’ve had no answer on how the Tories plan to fill the £4.4 billion black hole left by their forced u-turn on disability benefits, only vague promises of “no plans” to make further welfare cuts. Given a record of unfairness which saw them raise VAT after promising they had ‘no plans’ to do so, millions of people will be worrying about where the axe will fall - who is going to be left to pick up the bill for George Osborne’s mess?

“We’re truly in unprecedented times with Parliament set to vote tomorrow on a Budget that doesn’t add up, a Government which won’t answer how it’s going to, and a Chancellor who can’t or won’t defend this shambles of his own making.

“George Osborne needs to stop hiding behind the Prime Minister’s skirts and come to Parliament tomorrow and set out exactly how he’s going to fill the black hole at the heart of his disintegrating Budget.”