Cabinet minister accuses Tories of leaving ‘catastrophic’ inheritance
CABINET minister Steve Reed accused the Tories today of having left a “catastrophic” inheritance and covered up the extent of the problem.
The Environment Secretary’s comment’s came as Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to unveil a black hole in the public finances of around £20 billion.
He told Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips: “It’s not only that we didn’t know, the prime minister deliberately covered it up.”
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