Rachel has written in the Yorkshire Post that the cuts outlined in the Conservative-Liberal Democrat Budget yesterday will put the future prosperity of our country at risk:

THIS is a Budget that is both unfair and damaging to growth. The Government has been talking down the economy and talking up the deficit in an attempt to scaremonger British people into the believing that the sorts of spending cuts and tax increases that we have seen today must be endured.

I am in no doubt that the deficit must be reduced. But it is misleading and wrong to claim that the cuts ordinary people – who are least responsible for the crisis – are now being forced to shoulder is the only way to achieve this.

In fact, the surest way to bring down the deficit is to ensure strong and sustainable growth that results in a new, rebalanced economy.

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