A dad has invited Rishi Sunak to come and stay with his family to see what life is like for people living on the breadline.
Michael Boyle is calling on the Chancellor to live with his family for a week at their home in Allerton for a "reality check." The 60-year-old said he would take Mr Sunak around some of the city's foodbanks to meet people living in poverty.
As a child care worker, Michael helps to support some of the city's most vulnerable children and also offers pastoral support to children who are not in mainstream education. Since the start of the pandemic, the dad-of-three has helped to deliver parcels of food, clothes and other essential items to those in need thanks to generous donations from people across the city.
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Michael's invitation to Mr Sunak comes as the inflation rate reached 7% in March - the highest rate in 30 years. The cost of living is expected to rise even further this month, with the rise in inflation not taking into account the average 54% increase in energy bills that was applied to around 22 million households two weeks ago.
Michael told the ECHO: "I think [the government] is so far out of touch with what's going on. It's not just [Rishi Sunak] to be fair, it's all of them - I think they're miles away from where we live.
"I think this fella needs a reality check. I'd bring him down here, spend time with me - I'm a nice person. I always help people. It breaks my heart to look at these people and think these people are struggling.
"It's people struggling to pay for food, people struggling to pay their electricity bills or gas bill, mums and dads struggling to put meals on the table. It's 2022 - a lot of these people are working.
"It breaks my heart it's so wrong. This hasn't even started yet - that's what I'm worried about. I think there's so much more to come."
Michael, who lives with his partner and two sons, said he's going to keep asking Mr Sunak to come and stay with him until he gets a response.
He said: "I'd take him around and show him what this city is about. It's a great city. I want to show there's that many people in this city looking after people. I'd take him around Liverpool, take him around to food banks just to see people as they are.
"He could stay with me where I live - I'm OK, we get by. We're not millionaires but we get by but I always think myself personally, there's always someone worse off."
