Andrew Griffith MP

Devoting myself to reforming SW1’s culture of failure after a 25 year career in business | Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade

[Andrew Griffith MP @griffitha]

Ministers claimed they didn’t know the damage their changes to business rates would do.

That’s not an excuse. If you’re a Minister making a decision on tax, you’re given analysis on what it’ll do.

Labour either didn’t listen or didn’t care: full U-turn now.

[Andrew Griffith MP @griffitha]

A fairer way of putting it is that ‘Labour’s the problem’.

Chef Tom explains all the issues which Labour has caused to hospitality with tax rises, NI hikes, business rate increases, above inflation wage hikes, new packaging taxes and much more.

#shortmemories #celebendorsement

[Good Morning Britain @GMB]

Chef Tom Kerridge is the face of a new nationwide campaign - 'VAT's the problem' - which is calling on the government to cut hospitality VAT from 20% to 10%

[Andrew Griffith MP @griffitha]

@ThatAlexWoman 🎣

[Andrew Griffith MP @griffitha]

£3,800 of extra debt for every Brit.

And you can thank Rachel Reeves for that.

[Andrew Griffith MP @griffitha]

@LauraRWeldon And a good eye for engaging content, ideally.

[Andrew Griffith MP @griffitha]

I'm hiring a senior comms adviser.

The Conservatives are on the side of Britain's risk takers and wealth creators, and I want you to help spread the word.

Details in replies.

[Andrew Griffith MP @griffitha]

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[Andrew Griffith MP @griffitha]

And it’s not much help if you’re a young person who can’t find a job due to:

- Labour’s Jobs Tax
- 330 pages of Employment Red Tape
- Low growth

Another gimmick while young people suffer the highest unemployment in over a decade.

[Andrew Griffith MP @griffitha]

The Government’s expensive new DWP AI chat bot seems oddly well tailored to its own Labour MPs.

How much have they wasted on this AI gimmick whilst young people can’t find a job?

[Andrew Griffith MP @griffitha]

So many stories like this from @hbaldwin
Labour have got this one wrong.
Time for a rethink.

[Harriett Baldwin @hbaldwin]

This is Industrial & Tractor Ltd. They make things.
They employ hundreds of local people.
On July 1st the Government is slapping a 50% tariff on any steel they import.
Inflationary.
Job-destroying.
Ill-thought through.
We call for a rethink.
https://t.co/vMP5QhEyj2

[Andrew Griffith MP @griffitha]

@sriramk Looking forward to hearing what’s next Sriram.

[Andrew Griffith MP @griffitha]

Looking forward to some ‘aggressive ambition’ from you on:

1️⃣ getting Ed Miliband to adopt our plan for the cheaper energy without which manufacturers can’t compete.

2️⃣ explaining to Rachel Reeves that ‘permanently lower business rates’ doesn’t mean they go up by orders of magnitude. Nor is it a good idea to hike NI by £25 billion, expecting business to foot the bill.

3️⃣ and then you’d probably best find a mirror and say to yourself “if growth is my number one priority, I’d better ditch my own 330 page red tape, employment legislation that’s gonna deny a generation a job.”

[Andrew Griffith MP @griffitha]

@wesstreeting Would be if it included cheaper energy, lower taxes and reversing employment red tape.

I.e the real things holding back every business rather than ‘spray and pray’ spending of taxpayers money.

[Andrew Griffith MP @griffitha]

Good to hear @peterkyle

Looking forward to some ‘aggressive ambition’ from you on:

1️⃣ getting Ed Miliband to adopt our plan for the cheaper energy without which manufacturers can’t compete.

2️⃣ explaining to Rachel Reeves that ‘permanently lower business rates’ doesn’t mean they go up by orders of magnitude. Nor is it a good idea to hike NI by £25 billion, expecting business to foot the bill.

3️⃣ and then you’d probably best find a mirror and say to yourself “if growth is my number one priority, I’d better ditch my own 330 page red tape, employment legislation that’s gonna deny a generation a job.”

That’s three just for starters as Conservatives have real plans for the growth that’s not happening on your watch.

[Andrew Griffith MP @griffitha]

@shotsmanic Sadly true!

[Andrew Griffith MP @griffitha]

Hair salons have always been a home of social mobility, but under a barrage of NI hikes, business rate increases and employment red tape, they’re under pressure like never before.

Self-employment is always a choice, but shouldn’t be made a necessity by the Government.
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[Andrew Griffith MP @griffitha]

How Britain became a nation of reluctant freelancers https://t.co/eqJjUD8oZU

[Andrew Griffith MP @griffitha]

He’s got a point!

[Andrew Griffith MP @griffitha]

The construction sector confidence index is out this morning and instead of “build, build, build” it is “dire, dire, dire”.

Worst for six years. Sub-zero levels of confidence. Grim.

[Andrew Griffith MP @griffitha]

The construction sector confidence index is out this morning and instead of “build, build, build” it is “dire, dire, dire”.

Worst for six years. Sub-zero levels of confidence. Grim.

[Andrew Griffith MP @griffitha]

Oh it’s doing lots to affect those things. Just not in a good direction!

- High energy costs.
- Growing employment red tape.
- Inflation and borrowing costs up.
- More taxes, more debt.

[Peter Kyle @peterkyle]

At tonight’s Mansion House speech I will set out what this government is doing to affect economic growth, technological change and Britain’s place in the world.

[Andrew Griffith MP @griffitha]

@peterkyle Oh it’s doing lots to affect those things. Just not in a good direction!

High energy costs.
Growing employment red tape.
Inflation and borrowing costs up.
More taxes, more debt.