“What assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the report by the Social Care Sector Covid-19 Taskforce entitled Report on first phase of COVID-19 pandemic, published on 12 October 2020.”
Asked by
Kate Osamor
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Answer from Hansard
Rachel Reeves
I thank my hon. Friend for that question. While other parties—specifically Reform and the Conservatives—wanted us to enter this war, we stayed out of it, and are working to de-escalate the conflict and reopen the strait of Hormuz. The economy was growing, interest rates were coming down and inflation was falling. As a result, every month since I have become Chancellor, wages have risen by more than inflation, easing the cost of living pressures that the previous Government oversaw.