Treasury should be broken up and moved to Birmingham, say Lib Dems

Lib Dem deputy leader Daisy Cooper said a new ‘Department for Growth’ would ‘focus minds’ and help end the cost of living crisis (Jonathan Brady/PA) - (PA Wire)

The Treasury should be broken up and replaced with a “Department for Growth” based in Birmingham, the Liberal Democrats have said.

In a speech on Tuesday morning, Lib Dem deputy leader Daisy Cooper attacked the Treasury as “anti-growth” and proposed a radical shake-up of the British state.