Letter was left in the Treasury by the former minister Liam Byrne in 2010 . It said : 'Dear Chief Secretary , I 'm afraid there is no money . Good luck ' Balls insists it was just a 'jokey note ' that should not be taken seriously . The Liberal Democrat this morning accused him of treating the public with 'contempt '
Letter was left in the Treasury by the former minister Liam Byrne in 2010 . It said : 'Dear Chief Secretary , I 'm afraid there is no money . Good luck ' Balls insists it was just a 'jokey note ' that should not be taken seriously . The Tories this morning accused him of treating the public with 'contempt '