Tories have 'wasted billions' of taxpayer money blasts shadow Treasury minister

“The amount of money that the chancellor is taking off all of us is huge.”

Shadow chief secretary to the Treasury Darren Jones says the government has “wasted” billions of taxpayer money on “fraud, project failure, and inefficiency”.

[alanfrost]

They havent wasted billions its been distributed to family and freinds in shonky busineses

[nni]

Rational, lucid, well spoken. I wish more politicians were like this gentleman.

[GaryV-ph]

I have no problem paying my taxes as long as I get the public services I pay for.

[david-pbbi]

After 14 years of austerity it looks like the only people who will gain are the rich who didn’t suffer in the first place.

[neiljackson]

Millionaire Tory MPs giving to Millionaire friends, it's the Tory way.

[MrLaking]

The Tories have wasted billions or have they. weres it gone to their dodgy friends

[therealrobertbirchall]

VAT is the elephant in the room, neither Labour nor the Tories talk abot. It's a wicked regressive tax that hits the poor hardest nearly everything we buy has nearly 1/4 of its value added again as tax.

[johndewhurst]

With the 100+ billions wasted by the Tories including the blatant fraud of the VIP list for supply of PPE (which they never attempted to recover) the funding problems in NHS could have been although the problems about staffing caused by brexit would still remain.

[TheSuperPsychoKiller]

Money is wasted because Tories do not respect British people. It’s a sign of disrespect.

[dwdei]

"Wasted" in inverted commas, because this money has definitely been taken but somehow it never seems to end up in any pockets other than those of tory donors.
The government is feasting on the assets in their care. Plundering for their own greed.

[cerip]

Sensible chap. Should have Hunt's job!

[markfirmin]

When will there be an independent assessment of all PPE contracts and Furlough pay outs. The amount of fraud was massive. Companies being set up overnight, then getting millions of pounds contracts. There should be prosecutions and monies and assets seized.

[michaelashall]

Tax cuts, tax cuts. How about raising the tax allowance to take pensioners out of paying tax. What about removing having to pay probate on our estates. As for the two tory comnentators, completely refusing to accept the level of fraud and waste this government has sponsored. As for getting people back to work, maybe they should take any job they get offered. It would open their eyes.

[carltontweedle]

So I assume all that money went to there rich friends with no tax.

[Peter-dp]

An articulate politician! Refreshing after 13 long, wearying years of public school double-talk and BS!

[simonwood]

Can a Failed State short of Tax Revenue afford Tax Cuts! ✂️ 🤔

[pricejoss]

Darren Jones is a future PM. The UK needs this guy in power

[Lindsay-te]

34 billion on track and trace. What did we get for that. Nada.
To put it in perspective that would build approx 34 brand new top spec hospitals !!!!

[DevilbyMoonlight]

There needs to be accountability, and what benefits they get should be linked to their performance, if they cause us the population a loss then they should have that reflected in what pay and benefits they get - that would be an incentive wouldnt it?

[rossspenser]

Given lots to other country's and now Cameron wants more to give away . Why can the UK not save ?