Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury Dan Tomlinson took questions on the partial Christmas Farm Tax U-turn in the Commons this afternoon. He complained about Labour being criticised for its behaviour over the last 14 months…
LibDem Tim Farron congratulated the farmers for forcing a government U-turn and attacked Labour for continuing to attack farms with a value of over £2.5 million. Tomlinson moaned:
“One of the things that would have happened if the government hadn’t made these changes in December last year, is that members opposite would have been standing here asking us to make these changes. We are now coming forward with a revised position… and yet members are criticising us for coming forward with that change.”
What do you want, a cake?
Scottish Labour Leader Anas Sarwar said in his speech marking the launch of the Scottish Parliament election campaign:
“The UK Labour government has many meaningful achievements which they need to shout louder about, but it is also fair to say that they haven’t got everything right. And there are many challenges they still must confront. I get it. I don’t just see it. I feel it across Scotland. I know the Prime Minister and the UK Labour Government are not popular with the public right now. So, I am not running to be Scotland’s first minister in denial of that truth. I am running to be Scotland’s first minister in defiance of it.”