Watch the moment a furious row erupts on GB News as Rachel Reeves impending spending cuts are thrown into question.
Nana Akua grilled Labour activist Chris Worrall after the Government were forced to deny it is plunging Britain into austerity with its measures.
The GB News star put it to Worrall: “You were saying how all this investment in education, services and training will help, which I agree with.
“Let’s not forget some of the things she has done. VAT on private schools, schools are closing down, people are now filling up the state system and the state system is buckling.
“They aren’t raising much, farmers are complaining. People aren’t employing more staff because they realise it will cost them more. This is all contracting the economy.
“I am not hearing any real sign of proper growth.”
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Worrall hit back: “Growth is not a slogan, it’s a strategy and investment is a key part of that. The rest of what you have described is right-wing anger porn.
“You say the woke left is bringing in hardest austerity and then the right is taxing the rich too much. Make your mind up.”
Nana defended herself, saying “I never said that”.
She added: “You have just said that. I talked about the VAT on private schools, the inheritance tax on farmers and the national insurance hike.”
Worrall hit back: “We’ve got record levels of public expenditure, the highest since Harold Wilson. This is to fix our NHS, fix our police and fix borders. These things cost money. Everyone has to wear it.
“If I’m not mistaken, there’s not been that much change in the private school take-up after the VAT increase.”
Nana interjected, saying nearly 100 private schools have closed owing to Labour’s changes.
“You’re wrong there”, she said. “The schools immediately point to the change in VAT but also the change in national insurance and the hike in business rates.
“All of this is very unwise and it has created a ricochet of unintended consequences by our Chancellor.”
Worrall said: “VAT on private schools, the number of children coming out into the state sector hasn’t really changed.”
This was a point of contention between the pair, with Nana claiming Worrall’s assertions are untrue and a large number of children have in fact spilled out into the state sector.
“The result is negligible”, Worrall hit back.
“We can agree to disagree”, he continued, but Nana cited statistics which she says backed up her argument.
“I’m taking my figures from the Independent Schools Association, and lots of teachers are losing their jobs.”
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Nana Akua grilled Labour activist Chris Worrall after the Government were forced to deny it is plunging Britain into austerity with its measures.
The GB News star put it to Worrall: “You were saying how all this investment in education, services and training will help, which I agree with.
“Let’s not forget some of the things she has done. VAT on private schools, schools are closing down, people are now filling up the state system and the state system is buckling.
“They aren’t raising much, farmers are complaining. People aren’t employing more staff because they realise it will cost them more. This is all contracting the economy.
“I am not hearing any real sign of proper growth.”
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Worrall hit back: “Growth is not a slogan, it’s a strategy and investment is a key part of that. The rest of what you have described is right-wing anger porn.
“You say the woke left is bringing in hardest austerity and then the right is taxing the rich too much. Make your mind up.”
Nana defended herself, saying “I never said that”.
She added: “You have just said that. I talked about the VAT on private schools, the inheritance tax on farmers and the national insurance hike.”
Worrall hit back: “We’ve got record levels of public expenditure, the highest since Harold Wilson. This is to fix our NHS, fix our police and fix borders. These things cost money. Everyone has to wear it.
“If I’m not mistaken, there’s not been that much change in the private school take-up after the VAT increase.”
Nana interjected, saying nearly 100 private schools have closed owing to Labour’s changes.
“You’re wrong there”, she said. “The schools immediately point to the change in VAT but also the change in national insurance and the hike in business rates.
“All of this is very unwise and it has created a ricochet of unintended consequences by our Chancellor.”
Worrall said: “VAT on private schools, the number of children coming out into the state sector hasn’t really changed.”
This was a point of contention between the pair, with Nana claiming Worrall’s assertions are untrue and a large number of children have in fact spilled out into the state sector.
“The result is negligible”, Worrall hit back.
“We can agree to disagree”, he continued, but Nana cited statistics which she says backed up her argument.
“I’m taking my figures from the Independent Schools Association, and lots of teachers are losing their jobs.”
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