Laura Trott: Labour lied, and nowhere is that clearer than in education where the consequences are coming soon

Laura Trott: Labour lied, and nowhere is that clearer than in education where the consequences are coming soon

Laura Trott is the shadow Education Secretary and MP for Sevenoaks.  At the budget, Labour confirmed what many of us had suspected for some time – the British public were sold a lie. Throughout the last election campaign, Labour repeated endlessly the pledge that they wouldn’t raise taxes on working people. Rachel Reeves’ first budget began to expose the dishonesty in what they said. By increasing employer contributions on national insurance, sh…