Shadow Chancellor Takes the Commons by Storm

In a moment that could have been torn straight from a sitcom, the Shadow Chancellor Edward Stride tore through the House of Commons, fuming at the current Chancellor while she was reportedly “ducking” his pointed question about Britain’s economic crisis.

When the pound plummets…

Stride warned MPs that the pound “has hit a 14‑month low” and that business confidence had “fallen through the floors.” He added that borrowing costs were now a “staggering 27‑year high” since the most recent Autumn Budget.

The “Downing Street Crisis”

With a fiery tone, Stride shone a spotlight on Chancellor Rachel Reeves and shadow minister Angela Rayner, as well as Treasury Secretary Darren Jones. “This is a crisis made in Downing Street,” he declared, and the frontbench seemed to be laughing and grinning right there on the floor.

Conservative Party’s Takeaway

The Conservatives hit the social media pulse with a snarky jab:

“Labour think that losing control of the public finances, and sending the economy into crisis, is a laughing matter… Shameful.” (source: Conservative Party tweets)

Stride’s Burning Questions

“When the Government was losing control of the economy, where was the Chancellor?”
He even called Reeves’ Beijing trip a “Peking duck.”

It’s a classic case of a politician ruffling feathers in the House, leaving listeners wondering whether it’s all about the economy or just a good ol’ political smack‑talk showdown.

Starmer refuses to guarantee Reeves long-term future as Chancellor

Economists are warning inflation could rise ‘above 3%’ which will be blow for interest rates

Budget Blow‑up: Employment Growth Goes Dark

It’s a bit of a Shakespearean tragedy, but with fewer soliloquies and more spreadsheets. The Chancellor’s so‑called “disastrous” budget has sent employment growth tumbling into a black hole.

Struck‑Back at the Economy

“Labour promised a lot to voters, but poured a poison into their ears,” noted Stride.
“Should the PM move the needle or not?” the Shadow Chancellor mused, “He’ll be damned either way.”
Meanwhile, Suella Braverman slammed the government’s European‑China dealings as a dangerous path, calling it “kowtowing” to the CCP.

Braverman’s China–Fuss

She warned the UK is “engaging pragmatically with international partners” as “naive” and “dangerous.” She cited:

Genocide allegations in Xinjiang.
Funding of Russia’s war.
Cyber‑attacks on British citizens.

Braverman insists she “saw firsthand the danger the CCP poses” and calls the budget’s appeasement a reckless gamble that’s steering the nation off a safe road.