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Here’s some of the Lib Dem reaction to today’s Budget. Mary and Caron will keep updating it as the day goes on.

First up:

This does not go far enough.

We are calling on the Chancellor to cut energy bills by £500 per household. This would make a significant difference to households and the Government can afford to do it, they are choosing not to.https://t.co/pKlNgs5aM4

— Liberal Democrats (@LibDems) March 15, 2023

And Wera Hobhouse amplified this point:

Whilst help with rising energy bills is welcome, this policy simply doesn't go far enough. We need cut energy bills by £500 per household.

Let's not paper over the cracks with inadequate fixes.

Let's deliver the cost of living help families need to survive. https://t.co/CjKZGYbdQP

— Wera Hobhouse MP 🔶 🇺🇦 (@Wera_Hobhouse) March 15, 2023

Ed Davey’s first reaction was that the Budget showed how out of touch the Conservatives are:

This Budget shows the Conservative Party is so out of touch they might as well be living on another planet.

Jeremy Hunt and Rishi Sunak had a chance to show they care about the cost-of-living crisis that’s hitting millions of Britain’s families and pensioners but they failed miserably.

People are desperate for real help especially a cut to their energy bills – but all the Chancellor could offer is empty words and more unfair tax hikes.

We also saw a total failure to invest in fixing our crumbling hospitals and supporting local health services. It shows the Conservative Party doesn’t understand that you can’t get Britain ‘back to work’ without fixing the crisis in our NHS and social care.

Tim Farron was quick to get a cheeky comment in after the story about Rishi Sunak paying for the grid to be upgraded for his private heated swimming pool.