Chancellor mocks McDonnell as he announces VAT cut on books

Rishi Sunak mocked Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell as he announced the scrapping of VAT on digital publications including books.

The Chancellor drew laughter from both sides of the House when he said, “there will be no VAT on historical fiction by Hilary Mantel, manuals or textbooks like Grey’s Anatomy, or indeed works of fantasy like John McDonnell’s economics for the many”.

Report by Blairm.

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