Chris Leslie MP, Labour’s Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, commenting ahead of George Osborne’s speech to the Conservative Party Annual Conference, said:

“George Osborne claims he has fixed the economy, but he’s only fixed it for a privileged few at the top.

"While millionaires have got a huge tax cut, working people are £1600 a year worse off under the Tories. And pensioners are paying more in tax because of George Osborne’s VAT rise and the so called ‘granny tax’ which abolished the age-related tax allowance for the over 65s.

"Labour’s economic plan will tackle the cost-of-living crisis, get more homes built and balance the books in a fairer way.”

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