THIS, is LIVE coverage of reaction to Chancellor George Osborne’s Summer Budget – updated at 14:48. LIVE coverage ended at 14:48.
BUDGET REACTION – Paul Brand, ITV News correspondent on Twitter:
Paul Brand @PaulBrandITV 8 minutes ago
Labour have dubbed northern powerhouse the ‘northern poorhouse’ ‘northern power cut’ and now ‘northern doghouse’ after North East ‘shunned’
BUDGET REACTION – Fran Cowling on Twitter:
Fran Cowling @Fran_Cowling 3 minutes ago
When the Tories talk about ‘British Values’ does that entail destroying the welfare state, education, and the NHS ? #budget
BUDGET REACTION – David Daniels on Twitter:
David Daniels @David_R_Daniels 1 minute ago
Osborne’s rise in the minimum wage will not apply to those under 25. As if they require less food or heating to get by. #budget2015
BUDGET REACTION – Victoria Wickham on Twitter:
Victoria Wickham @VSWickham 2 minutes ago
Hate to point it out georgie boy, but people under 25 need a living wage too #budget2015
BUDGET REACTION – Siobhan Gabrielle on Twitter:
Siobhán Gabrielle @c0ntrad1ct 34 seconds ago
I am so upset about #budget2015. It was to be expected, but it’s horrific. I can’t say more than that, it’s awful
BUDGET REACTION – Matthew Ferguson on Twitter:
Matthew Ferguson @Matthew_F944 1 minute ago
Pleased with the commitment to 2% defence spending. Definitely one of the best announcements from George Osborne! #budget2015
BUDGET REACTION – Kate Lancaster on Twitter:
kate @katelancasterrr 1 minute ago
so many people won’t be able to go to university now because they can’t afford it, education is a right not a privilege #Budget2015
BUDGET REACTION – Caroline Lucas, former Green Party leader on Twitter:
Caroline Lucas @CarolineLucas 6 minutes ago
So disappointed that #Labour leadership backs #BenefitsCap – cynical savage policy that will throw extra 40K children in poverty #budget2015
BUDGET REACTION – Stephen Noon on Twitter:
Stephen Noon @StephenNoon 26 minutes ago
During #indyref Labour & Tory said tax credits might be at risk with a #Yes. Today is a breathtaking breach of faith #Budget2015
BUDGET REACTION – Owen Jones on Twitter:
Owen Jones @OwenJones84 ago:
”Any increase in the minimum wage is welcome. But by 2020, with inflation and tax credit cuts, in work poverty will still be the reality.”
BUDGET – REACTION: #Labour acting-leader, Harriet Harman wants #Manchester to #Leeds transpenine rail route re-instated. #Budget2015
Liam F - Journalist 