Prime Minister Keir Starmer defends tax rises in budget | Budget 2024

Sky's Sam Coates looks into the budget tax hike for businesses and the Labour government's multi-billion pound plan to boost public services, in particular, the NHS.

Sir Keir Starmer says: "What we did in the budget yesterday was the only thing that a responsible government would do, which was to fix the damage that we inherited."

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[randomelvis]

We need someone like Trump this country and Starmer is a joke.

[commonsense]

Southport cover up. RIP those poor girls.

[olavofernandes]

Labour Party have gone full woke train

[JaswinderKaur-ktnz]

Starmer, s famous £22 billion black hole will soon become £50 billion black hole.

[rajeshx]

whatelse he can do but defend. useless pm

[LBmerryxmas]

Why do media use pictures that are misleading, pictures that portray a complete distortion of the truth here we have him hand on heart like he's a genuine, caring, empathetic human. Very annoying, and not truthful to the true reality.

[johnjewkes]

Costing £10 million to keep foreigners in hotels and give them pocket money

[HarryGood-jv]

Can someone tell sky presenters Rigby Coate ridge and Burley that there is no wealth Tax they can relax

[chriscurtain]

Grow the economy, by taxing employers out of existence. How messed up is that?

[joskowal]

He's comparing the budget forecast to the March figures again... At least report what Reeves and the OBR said about them.

[The.Truth.Seaker]

No one can trust a word that comes out of his mouth.

[carolinegeraghty]

Fixing the NHS? It's a joke. The NHS is a bottomless pit where money is concerned. It's grown too big to be managed because of all the money that's been thrown at it in the past. Giving it even more will make it worse, not better. It needs taking in hand, not drowning with cash.

[bobdidit]

I voted labour, i won’t be voting for a second term.

[TZplayer]

And the value of the pound continues to fall and gilt rates continue to climb.

[DavidWilliams-pn]

The growth forecast is very low and even lower than the Tories projection, what planet is he on, flatliner Starmer

[lugano]

Labour were not privy to the 22 billion pound black hole during their election campaign.
The party in opposition never is. They are always left guessing.
The Tories weren't sure of what they were inheriting in 2010 either.

[TZplayer]

Makes Sam look tall. Its all an illusion.

[Speedforce]

What on earth is happening to our economy?

[lauras_youtube]

We were all warned multiple times on live tv from his own words.
Saying it's going to be tough and no one is going to like it basically.
So we all shouldn't be shocked
Should have prepared when he warned .
He was straight up with how we will feel about it and that rises will happen
So why are we so shocked ?

[DavidWilliams-pn]

The most disastrous PM in living memory, not fit to run a bath 🛀