As Britain descends into chaos, the government has put its out-of-office on | Rachel Reeves
The Tories’ response to the supply-chain crisis exposes the lie that they’re the party of working people
• Rachel Reeves is the shadow chancellor
Every day there is new disruption, and working people are paying the price.
Problems with labour shortages – created by Conservative failures to plan ahead and invest in skills – have left queues at petrol stations and gaps on supermarket shelves. Prices are going up, universal credit has been cut, energy bills will rise again, and soon people will feel another hit from the Tories’ national insurance increase and the inevitable council tax hikes down the line.
Rachel Reeves is shadow chancellor of the exchequer
