Catherine McKinnell MP, Labour’s Shadow Treasury Minister, responding to today’s inflation figures, said:

“While Ministers deny there’s a cost-of-living crisis these figures show an unexpected rise in inflation.

“Working people are £1,600 a year worse off under David Cameron’s government because for four years wages have lagged behind price rises. And working people face a further hit if the Tories win the election. They’ve pledged to cut tax credits again and refuse to rule out another VAT rise.

“Labour’s economic plan will tackle the cost-of-living crisis and ensure we can earn our way to higher living standards for all, not just a few at the top. We will balance the books in the next Parliament, but do so in a fairer way - starting by reversing David Cameron’s tax cut for millionaires.”

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