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Former work and pensions secretary joins James Cleverly, Tom Tugendhat and Robert Jenrick in announcing he will standRachel Reeves is expected to reveal a £20bn hole in government spending for essential public services on Monday, paving the way for potential tax rises in the autumn budget.Labour sources said the blame lay with the Tory government, describing it as a “shocking inheritance” and accusing the former chancellor of “presiding over a black hole and still campaigning for tax cuts”.On Monday, the British public are finally going to see the true scale of the damage the Conservatives have done to the public finances.They spent taxpayers’ money like no tomorrow because they knew someone else would have to pick up the bill. It now falls to Labour to fix the foundations of our economy and that work has already begun.” Continue reading...