Rachel Reeves, Labour’s Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, responding to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation report that shows most people classed as being in poverty have a job, said: 

“Under this out-of-touch Tory government wages aren’t keeping up with prices and more and more workers are stuck on low pay. This is not only a major contributor to the cost-of-living crisis, it’s a key driver behind the rising benefits bill. It’s not right that millions of people are going out to work, working harder and harder, and can’t afford to bring up their families. That’s why Labour will strengthen the minimum wage, promote the living wage, and deal with the cost-of-living crisis so we can have a recovery that benefits working people.”