As he responded to the budgetary incident, Mr. Sunak was making what was probably his final appearance in the House of Commons as the leader of the opposition.
“On the day that he took office, the prime minister stated that he wanted to restore trust in British politics with action, not words,” Mr. Sunak said in response to the budget.
With a budget that comprises broken promise after broken promise, his actions today speak for themselves and expose the obvious: the prime minister and chancellor have not been honest with the British people.
He cited his party’s repeated warnings that Labour will “tax, borrow, and spend” more than they had pledged during the election.
Following Ms. Reeves’ own criticism of Mr. Sunak’s legacy and the previous Conservative government, the former prime minister launched her broadside.
The Conservatives, she claimed, “failed this country”.
She claimed that the National Health Service was destroyed by their austerity.
Their mini-budget caused households to pay the price with increased mortgages, and their Brexit deal hurt British businesses.
