Dear John,
Rishi Sunak's fingerprints all over £70bn of wasteful and dubious
spending
Rishi Sunak is preparing to slash public services and hike taxes to
clean up a mess left by disastrous economic management by this
government but new figures from Best for Britain show that he is far
from a ‘safe pair of hands’ when it comes to the public finances.
That’s
why we need a General Election now.
The UK Government has scandalously spent £69,222,884,250 since 2019.
That’s right, the latest update to Best
for Britain’s Scandalous spending tracker (as reported in the
Mirror) shows that the taxpayer has shelled out nearly £70bn in
wasteful and dubious government spending since 2019 – almost all under
Rishi Sunak’s watch as Chancellor.
Recent additions to the tracker include over £3bn filling the
civil service with agency workers, £120 million on the Festival of
Brexit flop, and £1.3m forked out to help Sunak repair his shattered
public image. Now, he’s making us all pay for it.
The total does not include the catastrophic hit to public
finances from the government’s Brexit deal which has crippled
businesses and economic growth, estimated to cost over £31bn last
year. Similarly, it does not include the titanic economic cost of the
disastrous mini-budget which increased bills for mortgage payers
across the country and which ended Liz Truss’ premiership after 6
weeks.
Sunak is the fifth Tory PM in six years and the first in this
parliament elected without the support of the public or even
Conservative Party members. The UK can’t wait for a Government
that will handle our public finances responsibly, properly fund our
public services and help those most in need.
Tell
your MP you want an immediate general election and add your voice to
the call for a democratic choice. We can't wait another two
years.
Best wishes,
Naomi Smith
CEO, Best for
Britain
PS. The full detail in our Scandalous Spending is available to
view here.
And once you've read it, please send
your MP a message using our simple online tool.
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