Jon Ashworth MP, Labour’s Shadow Cabinet Office Minister, commenting on reports of open warfare in David Cameron’s Tory Party, said:

“Wages are down an average £1,600 a year since David Cameron became Prime Minister, but the people he’s close to, the people he governs for, don’t feel it. That’s why he and George Osborne are happy to crow that the economy has been fixed – and why most people in the country listen to their complacent boasts with disbelief.

“Prices are rising faster than wages for most people, but bankers’ pay is streaking ahead again, and bonuses have rocketed. If all the people you associate with are feeling better off, then it’s difficult to see the problem. And David Cameron and his insulated inner circle have done their best to help their friends. You might not be benefiting from the cut in the 50p top rate of tax – but people earning over £150,000 a year are.”

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