Politics

Labour said the support measures could have been done “months ago”, accusing the Chancellor of wanting to get his “moment in the sun” rather than protecting jobs.

It comes on the back of research which found the Leave campaign made Brexit into a new religion to win votes.

“And the impact of all of this, of not having a proper process in place to deal with ministers, is … we’ve seen trust and confidence completely destroyed.”

Conservative former international development minister, Andrew Mitchell, has joined a growing outcry over reports that the UK intends to cut its annual aid to the stricken country from £187 million to £90 million.

Labour said the public are being “left to draw their own conclusions about what appears to be a growing network of senior positions appointed because of links to the Conservative party”.

At least £39,000 was claimed by 40 MPs - including Angela Rayner, Labour’s deputy leader - during this financial year.

"You’ll remember the Prime Minister promised to put his arms around everybody in the UK and that’s not been the case."

It overlooks the fact that for first-time-buyers the problem is not just deposit costs, but low wages that make mortgage rates unaffordable.

The Labour politician claimed the Tories ‘seem to have been focused on a strategy of extrication’ over support for businesses and jobs.