Jon Ashworth, Labour’s Shadow Cabinet Office Minister, commenting on reports of a row between George Osborne and Boris Johnson over the future leadership of the Conservative Party, said:

“Working people are on average £1,600 a year worse off since 2010 - but this doesn’t seem to matter to George Osborne, who is concentrating on his own future prospects.

"The Chancellor is spending his time fighting with Boris Johnson like ferrets in a sack over a Tory leadership vacancy after the next election.

"Senior Tories should be getting to grips with the cost of living crisis facing ordinary families, not putting their own interests first.”

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