Politics

He "uttered" the profanity while councillors were debating a requirement for organisers of public fireworks displays to publicise how fireworks can impact animals and vulnerable people.

Rachel Reeves said it was wrong to slash taxes when “bankers’ bonuses are set to reach a record high this year".

"How anyone clings to the notion that a system which delivers, so consistently, majority Conservative governments on a minority of the votes cast is best for working people simply baffles me," Labour's Mark Drakeford said.

The Daily Express, the Daily Mail and The Telegraph all put a positive spin on the Tories' Budget announcement to mask the biggest tax increase in decades.

The government had promised to match lost EU funding for deprived areas - but Rishi Sunak had other ideas.

By contrast, Scottish Water - which is publicly owned - has invested nearly 35 per cent more per household in infrastructure than the privatised English firms, charging 14 per cent less and not paying out dividends.

Spain, Austria, The Netherlands and France have put in ambitious measures to significantly reduce CO2 emissions in Europe by 2050. But Sunak says flights will "bring the UK together".

"...to spend almost five years in that role and not help a single constituent is breathtaking laziness."

Rachel Reeves said the Chancellor's Budget was "loading the burden" on working people.