Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a speech and press conference in the Rose Garden at 10 Downing Street, London, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024.

Keir Starmer has warned that October’s Budget will be “painful” as he blamed the Tories for the financial mess his government has been left to clear up.

The prime minister - who has been attacked for removing winter fuel payments from 10 million pensioners - admitted he will have to take “unpopular decisions” to get the country back on track.

At a press conference in the Downing Street garden this morning, Starmer said: “There is a Budget coming in October and it is going to be painful. We have no other choice given the situation we are in.”

In a clear sign that tax rises are on the way, he added: “Those with the broadest shoulders should bear the heavier burden.”

And he said he would be asking the public to “accept short-term pain for long term good”.

He added: “We have made that difficult decision to mend the public finances so everyone........

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