COVID-19: Chancellor says there will be no return to austerity

Chancellor Rishi Sunak says there will be no return to austerity in his spending review on Wednesday.

Mr Sunak did not deny reports that he could impose a pay cap on millions of public sector workers, but said decisions had to be taken "in the context of the wider economic climate".

Borrowing in October hit £22.3bn due to the cost of the pandemic, with public sector debt over £2 trillion.

[dieselkj]

No, just starvation, drug abuse, loss of jobs e.t.c. The young have really been done over with these restrictions for something with an average age of death of 82.

[alanjeffs-eplq]

Does he mean no Austerity for the rich, no there never has been has there, but there has always been Austerity for the working class and there always will be.

[davidcooks]

They won't call it austerity, they will call it responsible money management

[shipwreckjs]

“Will families be allowed to meet up over Christmas” .... and what force in this country is going to stop us?

[lynncuthbert]

These people should be arrested.. They are a liability... Obeying their masters who are clearly deranged.

[babydolphin]

Return to austerity? When did it leave? Some people have it rougher than others

[yetidodger]

"We've all made huge sacrifices" says the man with £200 million in the bank who avoids paying taxes on his wealth.

[amwartwork]

have the leaders suffered financially over lockdowns? NO.

[i_got_worms]

The gov doesn't have any money to spend. It's our money.

[Revo]

Rishi Sunak, his father was a GP, his mother ran a local pharmacy, brother is a psychologist and his sister works as the COVID-19 United Nations engagement and strategy lead at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. Rishi worked for Goldman Sachs and his networth is estimated anything from 200m to 2.5bn. He also married a billionaires daughter. For this man to stand there and say it's "tough for everyone" is an insult.

[emmajayne]

I swear she asked the same question 10 times in a slightly different way. If he won't answer the 3rd time he probably won't the 10th!

[katbobski]

Can we have a 'vote of no confidence' and get rid of the Tories pls

[TechUnfolded]

They do realise we are all just gonna meet up anyway right?😂😂😂

[ernestaircooling]

Thr rich get richer, they will not understand until the problem is climbing through their window with the torture kit

[theforestmysticsingh]

The patience of the British public is wearing thin. There's an entire population and only a handful of them. Remember that.

[davidcooks]

Why didn't they send him next week AFTER the spending review is released? They don't want to expose him

[robgood]

We don’t need them to make our choices in life

[tillymint]

This lock down has given my depression depression

[davidcooks]

Orwell 1984. Don't call austerity austerity

[alanscott.online]

Christmas IS going to be normal in my house