HUMILIATION! Watch as Chancellor FLEES MPs After BOTCHED Winter Fuel Decision (Video)

Things got heated in Parliament today as Conservative MP Esther McVey launched a scathing attack on the Chancellor’s sudden policy reversal, calling it a “humiliating U-turn” that showed the government buckling under pressure.

With the Chancellor notably absent from making the announcement herself, McVey couldn’t resist a biting remark: “Well, at least her credibility remains intact – though at this point, the government seems to be making a habit of backing down whenever things get tough.”

McVey didn’t stop there. She seized the moment to demand the government go much further in reversing its recent tax policies, particularly taking aim at two controversial measures. First, she slammed the increase in national insurance contributions as a “job-killing policy” that’s hurting businesses and workers across the country.

Then she turned her fire on recent changes to inheritance tax, warning these reforms are having a devastating impact on family-run farms and small businesses that have been passed down through generations.

The government’s response came swiftly, with one minister offering what sounded like thanks but quickly turning into a counterattack. He suggested McVey’s comments revealed just how disconnected the opposition has become from economic realities.

In a sharp retort, he accused critics like McVey of wanting to have their cake and eat it too – demanding more public spending while opposing any tax increases to pay for it. “This kind of fantasy economics might play well in soundbites,” he said, “but it’s exactly these unrealistic policies that are digging their own political grave.”

The fiery exchange laid bare the growing tensions in Westminster as the government struggles to balance its tax policies with increasing public discontent. With backbenchers like McVey becoming more vocal in their criticism, and ministers digging in their heels, the debate reflects a wider political battle over the country’s economic direction. As both sides trade blows, ordinary taxpayers and business owners are left wondering when – or if – the constant shifts in policy will ever settle into something resembling stability.