Things got heated on Good Morning Britain as Susanna Reid and Ed Balls put a Labour minister through her paces over the possibility of new tax rises. Industry Minister Sarah Jones appeared on the show ahead of the Office of Budget Responsibility’s (OBR) latest statement on the economy, but the interview quickly turned tense as she dodged direct answers—much to the frustration of the presenters.
Jones attempted to focus on Labour’s economic priorities, saying: “What’s most important to us of course is the security of our nation and we need to pay for that, but we also need to make sure people are getting money in their pockets, they’re getting good jobs, we’re investing in the industries of the future.”
