It is deeply worrying that the construction sector shrank - Seema Malhotra

[labourpress]

Seema Malhotra MP, Labour’s Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury responding to the ONS Quarter 4 Construction figures, said:

“It is deeply worrying that the construction sector shrank in the last quarter of 2015. Together with the disappointing trade and manufacturing figures this week there are few signs of the promised rebalancing of the economy or George Osborne’s so-called ‘March of the Makers’.

“It is becoming increasingly clear that George Osborne’s short-term policies are beginning to catch up with him and the UK economy. The priority now must be to tackle the big challenges facing our economy and provide the investment in infrastructure and skills we need.”