At last week's Labour Party conference Ed Miliband confirmed that Labour will go into the election promising tax rises and more borrowing.

Rather than saying how Labour would cut the deficit or fix the welfare system, Ed Miliband called for a damaging tax rise on business that would cost jobs and confirmed that Labour would spend more and borrow more.

And while we're forcing energy companies to put their customers on their cheapest tariffs, Ed Miliband would introduce an energy policy that would add £125 to the typical household's bill.

Worse still, research shows that Labour have made tens of billions of pounds of unfunded spending commitments in the three months since Ed Miliband committed to 'discipline on borrowing'.

Since promising discipline on borrowing Labour have committed themselves to £27.9 billion of debt-funded spending – more than £1,000 of additional borrowing for every household. This shows that Ed Miliband is too weak to deliver on his promises.

Nothing's changed. It's the same old Labour. They still want more spending, more borrowing and more debt – exactly what got us into a mess in the first place.

And it's hardworking people in places like Dudley and the Black Country who would pay the price through higher taxes, higher mortgage rates and higher bills.

At the Conservative Party Conference this week I'm expecting positive announcements on transferable tax breaks for married couples, something I've been pressing for for many years.

I've been out delivering freepost surveys to residents once again.

I called into the Royal British Legion Club on Summerhill in Kingswinford to see the recently installed defibrillator which will undoubtedly save lives over time.

I also called into Age UK Dudley's Merry Hill activity centre to celebrate the latest round of lottery funding for the charity's local springboard project with Fran Cartwright.

Chris Kelly can be contacted via 01384 211 041, office@chriskelly.

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