Boris Johnson appeared not to know how much the energy price cap is or how much 24 nappies cost as the government continues to look out of touch during the cost-of-living crisis.
During an interview with LBC Radio this morning regarding the fiscal squeeze the public are feeling, the Prime Minister was asked if he knew how much 24 nappies cost.
He replied: "I am not going to get into… let me tell you, what I do understand, what I can tell you is that we will do everything we can to help people through a difficult time and yes, I think that it is vital that we focus our fiscal firepower on those who need help the most."
Asked how he is "economising" his way of life, Mr Johnson said: "Never mind... I wake up everyday thinking about what we can do to help people through this period just as we helped people through Covid."
Mr Johnson was also asked what the current value is of the energy price cap but he was unable to say.
He said: "I am not going to get into… what we will do is make sure that we help people with all their weekly outgoings and the best way to deal with the energy price cap."
Asked again if he knew how much it is, Mr Johnson said: "The best way to deal with the cost of energy is to make sure that we are not only helping people in the short term, helping people immediately."
The Prime Minister also reiterated his opposition to a windfall tax on oil and gas companies, once again stating his view that they would discourage investment by firms into the UK economy.
"I don't like them," he said when asked if he planned to implement one to help ease the cost of living crisis.
"I don't think they're the right way forward. I want those companies to make big, big investments."
"The disadvantage with those sort of taxes is that they deter investment in the very things that we need to see them putting them in."
It comes as Shell and BP were among those to have made record first-quarter profits thanks to the increase in oil and gas prices.
