John Baron MP: Army training was no match for Budget

MP presses Government over freezing of personal allowances

Today in Business Questions in the House of Commons, John Baron MP pressed the Leader of the House, the Rt. Hon. Harriet Harman MP, over the Budget’s impact on the lowest paid. This followed Quentin Letts’ observation about the impact of the Budget on John yesterday.

John asked:

“Government spin apart, does the Leader of the House accept that the freezing of personal allowances hits the lowest paid the hardest?”

She responded without answering the question.

John said afterwards:

“Quentin Letts is right to suggest I was locked in ‘lifeless paralysis’ during the Budget yesterday. Despite rigorous Army training to keep me alert under all conditions, the Budget proved too much.”

“Talking about very little for an hour without coming up with credible plans to deal with the debt or boost growth had shades of Nero about it.”

“The Chancellor even omitted to tell us about the single biggest tax increase in the Budget, which was the freezing of personal allowances. This will hit millions of people but especially the lowest paid – hardly a future fair for all.”