Cathy Jamieson MP, Labour’s Shadow Treasury Minister, responding to today’s inflation figures, said:

“While this fall in the rate of inflation is welcome, the squeeze on working people continues.

“The latest figures show regular pay rising by just 0.6 per cent - less than half the rate of inflation announced today. Wages after inflation have now fallen by over £1,600 a year under this government.

“Labour’s economic plan will deal with the cost-of-living crisis, make Britain better off and earn our way to higher living standards for all, not just a few.”

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