Sadiq Khan ‘confident’ that ‘optimism’ will come after ‘tough Budget’

London Mayor Sadiq Khan says he is ‘confident’ that ‘optimism’ will come after ‘tough Budget’

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00:00Well, there's been a report published today which shows the depth of poverty across the country and

00:06you know child poverty across the country

00:09an amazing

00:11Stat is three-quarters of those children in poverty that their parents are working and working families

00:15So this whole issue about you know people doing the right thing working, but not being able to make ends meet

00:20So what I'm hoping the Chancellor announces in her budget on October the 30th is

00:25Planned to get us through 2526 really important

00:27But more importantly gives us some hope for the spending review next spring because that's been reviews the next three years worth of

00:33Plans we can't have more austerity. We've had 14 years worth of austerity

00:37I'm confident that once we got through 2526, it'll be a tough budget for obvious reasons 20 million pound black hole

00:43There'll be some optimism next spring with a three-year spending review that gives everyone certainty about going forward

00:48I'll be going to the investment summit October the 14th encouraging businesses to invest

00:53In London and the UK because that investment will lead to growth that will support families going forward