As shoppers battled the wind and rain in Droylsden, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt was delivering his Autumn budget in the House of Commons.
Less than seven weeks on from Kwasi Kwarteng's disastrous 'mini budget', which all but spelled the end for Liz Truss' extremely short reign in Number 10, Mr Hunt announced plans for almost £25 billion in tax increases. He confirmed that Britain is facing a recession and that the target of his Budget is to bring stability and growth to the economy.
It was also announced that state pensions, means-tested benefits and disability benefits would rise by 10.1pc, in line with inflation. Lifelong Labour supporter Denise Ellis admitted that the Budget was slightly better than she expected but she still believes more can be done to help those who need it most.
