Oral Question·Cabinet Office
“Whether he has had discussions with the Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests on declarations of interest by the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs.”
Tabled: 16 November 2023Answered: 23 November 2023
Asked by
Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Labour — Mitcham and Morden
Answering Minister
the Minister for the Cabinet Office
Answer from Hansard
Rachel Reeves
The Conservative party crashed the economy and then wrecked the public finances, leaving us with a £22 billion black hole. The shadow Chancellor is not willing to be straight about the damage he did, and is now trying to pass the buck to independent civil servants. I will always be honest about the public finances and take the tough decisions that we need to fix the foundations of our economy.