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Welfare Benefits Up-rating Bill

I will give way in a minute—I want to make progress and I have been quite reasonable in giving way.

First and foremost, under Labour public spending spiralled out of control—[ Interruption. ] Yes, it did. That left behind the UK’s largest ever peacetime deficit, and interest payments running at £120 million a day—[ Interruption. ] It is interesting that as soon as I speak about what Labour Members left behind, they go into denial. They try and shout me down because they do not like the sound of it. The reality is—

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
556 c192 
Session
2012-13
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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