Only the Conservatives have a plan to turn the economy around by abolishing stamp duty, cut welfare spending and get Britain back to work, says Andrew Griffith

Rachel Reeves’ much-dreaded Autumn Budget is now just over a month away. And with each passing week there is a crescendo building.

It’s made up of voices from across business, politics and everyday life. And they’re all saying one thing: Don’t Hike Taxes.

It’s easy to see why. In the last budget, Reeves launched a £40bn tax raid. Since then, 150,000 people have lost their jobs. Growth is flatlining, at just 0.1 per cent in the past month. Inflation is on course to hit the highest level in the G7. Borrowing has grown to unsustainable levels and debt is piling up. And the welfare bill continues to spiral out of control, with a staggering 6.5m working-age people – more than ten per cent of the population – on out-of-work benefits.

When you’re stuck in a hole, you don’t keep........

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