When Jeremy Hunt opens his Budget red box on Wednesday we’ll hear why Tory MPs are happier to talk about Gary Lineker and asylum than the cost of living crisis and an NHS they’ve put on its knees.
Upbeat soundbites and back to work slogans can’t hide the mess they are making of the world’s only major G7 economy still smaller than before the pandemic three years ago.
Families and businesses struggling to pay higher bills with devalued incomes or queuing – with a record 7.21million for medical treatment – know the hard reality of Tory failure.