The government’s autumn statement will have filled councils and residents in the Liverpool City Region with “absolute horror”, according to the Metro Mayor.
Jeremy Hunt MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, took to the floor of the House of Commons yesterday to spell out the government’s economic strategy for the months ahead, following his predecessor Kwasi Kwarteng’s disastrous mini-budget less than two months ago which was accused of spooking the financial markets. Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram offered his reaction to the announcement during a meeting of the combined authority this afternoon.
He said: “Yesterday’s statement from the Chancellor will have huge implications and a significant impact on the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, certainly on our local authorities and most importantly the 1.6m people that we are lucky enough to represent. Yesterday’s statement, I would have thought, would have filled the council leaders who sit before me and their residents - who call our city region home - with absolute horror.”
