Boris Johnson’s government’s response to the cost of living crisis is to “take more than they give”, Keir Starmer has claimed.
The Labour leader criticised ministers’ decision to press ahead with a rise in national insurance contributions as the cost of fuel, food and energy increases.
Speaking at the launch of his party’s local elections campaign in Bury, Mr Starmer said: “Living standards are at their lowest since the 1950s while tax is at the highest level for 70 years.
“What’s their response [ to the cost of living crisis]? To take more than they give.”
Earlier, a second cabinet minister admitted that government officials broke Covid laws at the height of lockdown.
Anne-Marie Trevelyan, the international trade secretary, said “that’s right” when asked if the rules had been breached.
Ms Trevelyan's comments to Sky News on Wednesday morning came after Dominic Raab, the deputy prime minister, conceded the law had been broken.
But the PM still refuses to accept that the Met Police's decision to hand out 20 fines to staff showed that lawbreaking had taken place at the heart of his government.
