Not Just The Tories

Today George Osborne delivered the Autumn Statement.While millions in this country face an unprecedented squeeze on living standards, Osborne was claiming to have fixed the economy. The local Liberal Democrat MP Lynne Featherstone took to Twitter to make clear that when it comes to the Tories’ record on the economy the Liberal Democrats are ‘equally responsible’.

Lynne Featherstone makes clear that the Liberal Democrats are as much to blame as the Tories for the cost of living crisis

Lynne Featherstone makes clear that the Liberal Democrats are as much to blame as the Tories for the cost of living crisis

Here are some of the facts on the economic record that the Liberal Democrats are ‘equally responsible’ for.

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The challenge facing the economy is huge and the Tories have nothing to say about increasing living standards for ordinary people. But in Crouch End we’d do well to remember – it’s not just the Tories.