Rishi Sunak is under fire from MPs after he was accused of refusing to appear in front of the Treasury Select Committee to answer questions about his controversial Spending Review. Chancellor Rishi Sunak is under fire from MPs for refusing to appear in front of the Treasury Select Committee to answer questions about his Spending ReviewThe Spending Review saw Mr Sunak announce a pay freeze for an estimated 1.3 million public sector workers. Mr Sunak also told MPs on Wednesday the UK economy is not scheduled to recover to pre-coronavirus crisis levels until the end of 2022. Mr Stride, in a separate statement, said the Spending Review was a 'major fiscal event with profound implications' for millions of people. But a Treasury spokesman said Mr Sunak had 'followed the ministerial code to the letter in his declaration of interests'.

Source: Daily Mail November 27, 2020 18:19 UTC