The United Kingdom has officially entered a recession after 14 years of economic challenges, marking a significant downturn in the country's economic performance. This development, referred to as 'Rishi's recession', has sparked a flurry of criticism towards the Conservative government's handling of the economy, with Labour's Shadow Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, actively challenging the government's policies in Parliament. The recession has been attributed to a combination of factors, including high levels of immigration, low levels of integration, and a series of policy decisions that have been criticized for exacerbating the economic decline. Among these decisions, the increase in taxes under Chancellor Rishi Sunak's administration has been highlighted as a critical error. Additionally, the UK faces a council tax increase, with households expected to pay an extra £523, further straining the finances of working families. Labour representatives have condemned the Conservative government's economic strategies, emphasizing the need for a new direction to address the rising taxes, mortgages, and bills that are contributing to declining living standards across the country.
Today in Parliament I challenged the Government over their economic failure following the recent news that the UK is now in recession. https://t.co/xSpMNbKw8p
'Bankrupt’ Birmingham reveals 21% council tax rise https://t.co/b32HFWeGg4
Pleased to be in the chamber today supporting Shadow Chancellor @RachelReevesMP as she set out how Rishi’s recession will hurt working families. Only Labour has a plan to grow the economy and boost wages across the country. #WeNeedAGeneralElectionNow https://t.co/nl4TFxOfVY
The Prime Minister's promise to grow the economy is in tatters. This is Rishi's recession. https://t.co/VN0DavA74c
“The Chancellor should be here in Parliament explaining why Britain has fallen into recession.” Rachel Reeves was not happy to learn that her urgent question to Jeremy Hunt would be answered by the economic secretary. https://t.co/B5diyh6i8u
In more Tory economic failure news, the UK slumped into a recession last week. The only thing rising are taxes, mortgages and bills, while living standards spiral. We need a new Prime Minister, a new government, and a new direction.
Rachel Reeves: "The Chancellor should be here in Parliament explaining why Britain has fallen into recession... & answer for his failure in this House... will Laura Trott again be relying on incompetence as her best defense..." https://t.co/0c7I4cxwy9
🔴 Shadow Chancellor @RachelReevesMP is asking an urgent question: "To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will make a statement on the UK economy." Watch live ⬇️ https://t.co/llam6z77Cd
Watch live: Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves asks an Urgent Question about the UK entering a recession ⬇️
A damning verdict today from the UK Statistics Authority on Tory ministers comments about their record on tax. The least Rishi Sunak can do when hammering working people with the highest tax burden in 70 years is make sure his team tell it straight. https://t.co/1GrBpv21Kx
One of Rishi Sunak’s key promises was to grow the economy. It is now going backwards. Households didn’t need the statistics to tell them about Tory economic failure. They see it in their rising taxes. They see it in rising costs. And they feel it in shrinking living standards
The Tories have left Britain in a cycle of low pay, low investment and low productivity. This is bad for workers, bad for businesses and bad for our economy. The next @UKLabour Government will work with employers to deliver a New Deal that lifts the bar. https://t.co/0nX1wlqljd
The Tories’ low-productivity, low-security, low-wage doom loop is bad for workers and bad for business. A Labour Government will work with employers to deliver a New Deal that lifts the bar. My piece for the @ft 🗞️ https://t.co/63o4bYIEt6
Prof of Politics Matt @GoodwinMJ explains most of the current migrants take out more from the system than they put in. He adds "low skilled, low pay, mass migration" that we have in Britain is bad for the economy. https://t.co/WbXHzSE2Em
ICYMI: ‘The type of immigration we have is bad for Britain… studies show that what we have is actually taking more out of the economy than what it’s putting in’ @GoodwinMJ says that the ‘low skilled, low pay, mass migration’ that we have in Britain is bad for the economy. https://t.co/qWvNaANQDn
Europe’s political leaders have sold us a false promise of multiculturalism — while allowing a process of Islamisation to take root. @Ayaan: 👇https://t.co/EC6DwJd31d
‘The type of immigration we have is bad for Britain… studies show that what we have is actually taking more out of the economy than what it’s putting in’ @GoodwinMJ says that the ‘low skilled, low pay, mass migration’ that we have in Britain is bad for the economy. https://t.co/2mxK8BovSR
NEW: Tory council tax bombshell will see households hit by £523 extra on their bills. Rishi’s raw deal has left working people worse off and local services crumbling. After 14 years of failure, it will be left to Labour to rebuild from the ground up. https://t.co/GDykvMaXuQ
Immigration is the biggest challenge facing Britain. The state’s failure to integrate ever-rising numbers of newcomers is fuelling social animosity, putting security at risk and harming us economically. We need an entirely new approach, says Rakib Ehsan https://t.co/gAV1GFTeJd
After 14 years of Tory failure in Westminster and 17 years of SNP failure in Holyrood, only Labour can provide the change Scotland needs. Good to be in Glasgow to set out Labour’s plan to get Scotland’s future back. https://t.co/JufBfOTh6N
Millions of UK households issued brutal £523 council tax bombshell https://t.co/nq3Iv6y2nb
5️⃣ Prime Ministers. 1️⃣4️⃣ years of failure. And now Rishi’s recession. The Tories can’t deliver change. @UKLabour will. #Rishession https://t.co/tlb4xen7vj
The combination of high levels of immigration and low levels of integration are totally unsustainable. Decades of multicultural policies have created ghettoes and inflamed racial tensions. But our political class refuses to confront this, says Rakib Ehsan https://t.co/gAV1GFTeJd
Exclusive: Council tax bombshell will see households hit by £523 extra on their bills https://t.co/fGSGQxcS6T
Is it any wonder the British people distrust the experts on immigration? Karl Williams of @CPSThinkTank just crunched the official forecasts on net migration going back to 2010 and found they were wrong --underestimating immigration-- 93% of the time!!
'He put taxes up too much... the other big mistake he made was the way he put up taxes.' Matthew Lynn highlights two crucial errors made by Rishi Sunak after new data showed the UK fell into recession in the final quarter of 2023. https://t.co/3i8S171SVb
Labour's Shadow Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, confronted by angry local Muslim while out campaigning on the streets of Leeds. “We tried to reach you through the mosques but you haven’t responded. What’s your stance on a ceasefire?” Rachel fled the scene https://t.co/gBZorVnFIg
Five Prime Ministers. 14 years of failure. And now Rishi’s recession. The Tories can’t deliver change. Labour will. https://t.co/sfewMdtz6y
As you watch the people of the UK suffer in this #recession, please remember the warning from @AdamPosen in July 2017. Our politicians could make things better for us. THEY'RE CHOOSING NOT TO. https://t.co/U4ESjUuVNh
The UK has been one of the worst economic performers in the rich world for years, and this week it officially entered a recession. A large share of the blame should fall on the policymakers who have subjected the country to endless austerity. https://t.co/2ich8kV0uJ
“How do you feel about Israel turning off the water? Rachel, would you be able to live without water?” Labour's Shadow Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, was confronted by residents about her stance on Israel’s war on Gaza while she was campaigning in Leeds. https://t.co/6HdTr24S24