The Latest Breaking News from Chris Philp

Martin Lewis hits out at ‘irresponsible’ messaging over first-time buyer savings

The consumer champion said Treasury messaging about potential tax savings for first-time buyers appears ‘fundamentally irresponsible’.

Evening Standard · Oct 3, 2022

Martin Lewis brands government’s stamp duty savings claim ‘irresponsible nonsense’

Money Saving Expert founder criticises Treasury for giving public ‘false hope’ and implying a £30k salary could buy £500k home

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2022

The Treasury deletes tweet after Martin Lewis hit out at 'irresponsible' first-time buyer messaging

The awkward exchange between the consumer champion and Chief Secretary to the Treasury MP Chris Philp, led to the Tory MP saying he would 'take a look' at the 'anomaly between the salary and house value'. The 'misleading' tweet has now been deleted.

Wales Online · Oct 3, 2022

Early Liz Truss comments on scrapping benefits stoke fears of further cuts

Proposals from 1995 condemning ‘recycling’ of taxpayers’ money add to concerns for universal credit increase

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2022

The nine worst blunders Liz Truss made on this morning's tense radio tour

She used one phrase a whopping 61 times

Wales Online · Sep 29, 2022

‘Return to austerity’: Almost £50bn of cuts needed to fund tax breaks for rich, economists warn

Huge ‘unforced error’ set to push Britain back to George Osborne-era cuts, says think tank

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022

A global problem? Liz Truss’s claims on financial chaos fact-checked

We look at claims made by the PM and the chief secretary to the Treasury that have raised eyebrows

The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2022

Unions demand ‘cast iron guarantee’ of no more cuts to services

Liz Truss has signalled that Whitehall departments will have to find ‘efficiency’ savings as the Treasury says there will be no more cash.

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022

Liz Truss warned businesses will ‘go on strike’ by halting investment without clear plan

Companies ‘won’t invest until they see some clarity’, says business chief Martin Sorrell

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022

‘Devastating’ if Tories break promise to uprate benefits in line with inflation

Treasury minister Chris Philp told ITV that the Treasury would not commit to an expected uprating of benefits in line with inflation.

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022