Chris Philp Has Criticised Liz Truss's Mini-Budget And People Are Making The Same Point
Chris Philp has criticised Liz Truss's disastrous mini-Budget – despite publicly backing it at the time.
The Tory frontbencher took aim at his former boss as he slammed Nigel Farage'sunfunded spending plans.
The Reform UK leader said his party would bring back winter fuel payments for every pensioner, scrap the two-child benefit cap and stop anyone earning less than £20,000 a year from paying tax.
Experts said the spending spree could cost around £100 billion.
On Time Radio, Philp said: 'What Nigel Farage is proposing to do, in terms of the tax cuts and spending increases he is proposing, is two-and-a-half or even three times the scale of what Liz Truss attempted back in September, 2022.
'I was at the time urging spending restraint to partially offset the proposed tax cuts because it was clear to me at the time you can't just have unfunded tax cuts on that scale. Unfortunately, the case I made internally wasn't listened to and we've all seen the results subsequently.'
'It's very irresponsible of Nigel Farage to be proposing these unfunded spending measures.'Reform's welfare vows are 'three times the scale' of what Liz Truss attempted when she was prime minister, says treasury minister under Truss Chris Philp.@CPhilpOfficial | @JPonpoliticspic.twitter.com/zzp70Or8un
— Times Radio (@TimesRadio) May 27, 2025
Philp was chief secretary to the Treasury during Truss's 49-day spell as prime minister.
Just hours after the tax-slashing mini-Budget, when the value of the pound briefly went up, Philp tweeted: 'Great to see sterling strengthening on the back of the new UK Growth Plan.'
Shortly afterwards, the pound plummeted amid market turmoil.
Philp also gave the mini-Budget '9.5 out of 10', claiming it would boost economic growth.
The shadow home secretary's stunning about-turn was not lost on social media users.
If only Chris Philp had been in a position to have done something about this...The Tories admit they crashed the economy and sent mortgages rocketing. Yet still no apology. They haven't listened and will never learn.@TimesRadiopic.twitter.com/VbdT98xAdP
— Labour Press (@labourpress) May 27, 2025
I'm old enough to remember you backing Truss 🤡
— https://bsky.app/profile/jimboinlimbo.bsky.social (@JamesJamessowen) May 27, 2025
He was Liz Truss's biggest backer🤣
— David (@davidprice261) May 27, 2025
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