Jeremy Hunt: Rachel Reeves' argument is 'not credible and won't wash'

Former chancellor Jeremy Hunt has hit back at his successor Rachel Reeves and said she had privileged access to Treasury civil servants from January and could have discovered the £20bn "black hole" which has "magically emerged" since then.

He added: "If you're in charge of the economy, it's time to stop trash talking it. She should stop playing politics with Britain's reputation and get on with running the economy."

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[leekitchen]

They lied and now pensioners will suffer, unforgivable

[davydavo]

Funny how she couldn't look him in the eye, eye's down all the time. all a bunch of liars. We deserve better.

[robertkane]

Not a lover of Hunt, but spot on with this one

[paulsaid]

I'm not a Tory but at least the tories never attacked the helpless pensioners

[mickaparrish]

They is no £22 billion black hole, just labour doing what labour do, screw the people who have worked and saved, give it to the lazy and work shy.

[paulspencervideo]

"For a party to enter office and then declare that things are ‘worse than expected’ would be fundamentally dishonest. The next government does not need to enter office to ‘open the books’; those books are transparently published and available for all to inspect".Institute of Fiscal Studies - Public Finances and the 2024 General Election. Published May 24 2024 available on their website.

[deanjames]

She didnt answer because she knew she was being deceitful

[RubyMarkLindMilly]

Don't really like Hunt but extremely well said 👍

[Indecisive]

Great comments Mr Hunt…the truth Hurts does in not Rachael?

[helenclark]

Wonder if she will be claiming her fuel expenses this year

[Brian-mbez]

I think she has just been found out, she couldn’t even look at him held her head down in shame

[dorothykirby]

How about returning migrants then we’ll save millions everyday

[MemeKing-ed]

Looks like Rachel Reeves already has had her hand caught in the cookie jar 🤔☝️💯

[harrisonbell]

Well said Jeremy for standing up for the British people and showing up Labour lies

[TheDonkeycong]

20 billion wasted on illegal immigrants.

[johnwoods]

Labour has had nearly four weeks in office and what is their record so far?
1. They're letting prisoners out earlier despite crime going out of control.
2. They've done nothing as yet to deport foreign criminals such as the Nigerian responsible for knifing an army officer recently or the Pakistanis attacking airport security in Manchester.
3. They've cancelled the only scheme so far to be able to remove illegal immigrants and have given an amnesty to huge numbers. [What has happened to the new law criminalising illegal immigrants?]
4. They've started a 'Green' company to encourage investment in 'Green Energy' that no-one will invest in.
5. They've made an agreement to pay above inflation rises to the salaries of public sector workers (average salary £45, 000 per year) while reducing pensioners' income by £300 per year when the state pension is only £11, 502.40.

[exprer]

Jeremy Hunt should be the next Conservative leader.

[michaelbukola]

Got to say...formidable performance by Hunt

[iansmith]

Well at least a note wasn't left at the Treasury.

[ChrisVast]

Wow! Wish Jeremy Hunt was so aggressive, clear, concise and vocal during his term! Amazing presentation... total facts, no fiction!