Mr Rees’ Berlingo.
The hard-hitting budget looks set to hit Britons hard. But one man believes he is prepared for anything Chancellor George Osborne can throw at him today, writes Nigel Eels.
As soon as Mr Osborne stands up in the Commons, painter and decorator Jerry Rees, 46, will kill himself and his family by driving his Berlingo van off a cliff.
“People have been wondering what the emergency budget will mean to them,” says Mr Rees. “As far as I am concerned, it means death.”
Mr Rees says he has discussed the move with wife Shirley, 43, and they are in agreement that mass suicide is the best way to deal with what is expected to be the harshest budget in a generation.
The couple have three children: Darren, 15, Syreeta, 13, and nine-year-old Kyle.
“Admittedly Shirley was little bit dubious at first,” Mr Rees said. “I think she thought that driving off a cliff might be a slight overreaction to the budget, but she soon came round to my way of thinking.”
He added: “The kids are really excited, but mainly because I have told them we are going to Alton Towers.”
