Tories have 'crashed the economy' says Starmer amid calls for election

Labour leader says people already paying the price for government mistakes, with cuts and tax rises ahead UK politics live - latest news updates Severe spending cuts and tax rises are due to be imposed by Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt within weeks because ministers "crashed the economy", Keir Starmer has said as he renewed calls for a general election. The Labour leader said people were already "paying the price" for government mistakes, after reports that a buffer in the public finances could be ...