Kemi Badenoch has accused the Labour Government of having given up on trying to "live within its means", as she criticised Rachel Reeves's speech setting the stage for tax rises as "one long waffle bomb".She accused Sir Keir Starmer's Government of no longer attempting to "live within its means", saying to do so "is not austerity, it is respect for taxpayers".

Kemi Badenoch has accused the Labour Government of having given up on trying to "live within its means", as she criticised Rachel Reeves's speech setting the stage for tax rises as "one long waffle bomb".She accused Sir Keir Starmer's Government of no longer attempting to "live within its means", saying to do so "is not austerity, it is respect for taxpayers".