Chancellor’s attempt to intervene in car finance scandal branded ‘disgraceful’

<p>Defending industry over consumers sends ‘really bad message’, says Treasury committee member Bobby Dean </p><p>Rachel Reeves’ efforts to intervene in the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/aug/01/supreme-court-hands-partial-win-to-car-finance-companies-over-compensation-claims">supreme court case on the car finance scandal </a>were “unprecedented and disgraceful” and send a “really bad message” to consumers that the government is willing to defend wrongdoing by banks, Treasury committee member and Lib Dem MP Bobby Dean has said.</p><p>While the supreme court largely <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/aug/01/supreme-court-hands-partial-win-to-car-finance-companies-over-compensation-claims">sided with finance companies on Friday</a> – helping lenders avoid a £44bn compensation bill – Dean said the chancellor had gone too far to show she was on the side of business.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/aug/02/chancellors-attempt-to-intervene-in-car-finance-scandal-branded-disgraceful">Continue reading...</a>