Chancellor Rachel Reeves's pledge that Britons will be £500 better off under the Labour Government is "poppycock", Shadow Chancellor Alex Burghart has claimed.

Laying out her economic plan in the House of Commons this week, Reeves told the House that according to the OBR, Britons will be "on average over £500 a year better off under this Labour Government".

Chancellor Rachel Reeves's pledge that Britons will be £500 better off under the Labour Government is "poppycock", Shadow Chancellor Alex Burghart has claimed.Laying out her economic plan in the House of Commons this week, Reeves told the House that according to the OBR, Britons will be "on average ...{ai:summary}<p>Shadow Chancellor Alex Burghart criticized Chancellor Rachel Reeves's claim that Britons would be £500 better off under a Labour Government, labeling it as "poppycock." Reeves made the assertion based on projections from the Office for Budget Responsibility during a recent address in the House of Commons. </p><p>#economy</p>

Shadow Chancellor slams Rachel Reeves's £500 Spring Statement claim as ‘complete nonsense’

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