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Shadow chancellor: EU exit campaign is Luddite

LABOUR shadow chancellor Ed Balls tied his colours to the EU’s wobbling mast yesterday, branding those arguing for a British exit “Luddites.”

In a speech to the British Chamber of Commerce conference the frontbencher faced down Tory-led attacks branding the party “anti-business.”

He declared his support for Britain’s unprecedented corporation tax cuts on bigger firms.

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