In his more than 10 years in politics, Jenrick has served in Cabinet posts including housing secretary and immigration minister, and held the shadow justice brief before he jumped ship from the Tories to Reform<\/a>. He was a junior minister in the Treasury in 2018-19.<\/p>\n With the next election still more than three years away his economic policies are yet to be formed, but he said on Tuesday he would put together \u201cthe most comprehensive plan of any political party\u201d to \u201cfix Britain\u2019s broken economy\u201d and reduce the welfare bill.<\/p>\n New FeatureIn ShortQuick Stories. Same trusted journalism.<\/p>\n But what can we learn about his attitudes towards fiscal and economic policies from his past arguments?<\/p>\n Tax and spend<\/p>\n Jenrick has generally been in favour of tax cuts, arguing \u2013 for example \u2013 that a reduction in welfare spending could allow for a cut in income tax. <\/p>\n But Jenrick, who held a junior Treasury role under Theresa May, has generally had an approach to tax changes that is more cautious than that of his new party, which has previously promised \u00a390bn of tax cuts a year before having to row back on those proposals.<\/p>\n Last year, he said that the tax burden must be brought down \u201cin a responsible way\u201d, arguing that one levy that could be cut in order to boost the economy is stamp duty<\/a> \u2013 the tax paid on the purchase of a new home.<\/p>\n He said that in her mini-Budget, Liz Truss had \u201cabandoned fiscal responsibility\u201d which meant \u201cworking people suffered as a result\u201d. And he has previously criticised Reform proposals for cutting \u201c\u00a350bn a year from public services\u201d as \u201cnot based in reality\u201d. <\/p>\n Much like Chancellor Rachel Reeves, Jenrick has been a champion of economic growth. In August last year, he wrote a column arguing the importance of having a government that creates conditions for \u201centrepreneurs and investors to succeed\u201d and underlining the need for the UK to be able to build infrastructure at a much faster rate.<\/p>\n This argument suggests that Jenrick would be in favour of scaling down regulations and laws holding up development and hampering the potential for economic growth.<\/p>\n Jenrick also warned, at the time, that the Conservatives needed to rebuild trust among parts of Britain it is no longer representing politically, acknowledging the need to invest money in deprived towns across the four nations. <\/p>\n Pensions and benefits\u00a0<\/p>\n
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