'COMPLETELY wrong!' TORY Brexiteer SHUTS DOWN Labour MP in fiery TV clash
TORY Brexiteer Kwasi Kwarteng rebutted Labour’s claim that the Government has not taken any measures to help vulnerable people and families on a low income.
Kwasi Karteng slams Labour MP on low income family measures
Kwasi Kwarteng MP debated with Labour MP Alison McGovern on Channel 4 over the rise of inflation and the solutions to the issue of child poverty.
The Tory MP for Spelthorne told Ms McGovern it is completely wrong to claim the Government has not done enough for UK families on a lower income.
He said: “I think the Government has done a lot actually for the people who are more vulnerable and earning less money."
'It's completely wrong!', Kwasi Kwarteng shut down Alison McGovern on Channel 4 News
Mr Kwarteng said: “If you look at the personal allowance in 2010 it was £6,400. We have almost doubled that, now it’s £11,875.
“We haven’t used the fuel duty escalator, that’s been frozen for the last six years; the National Living Wage was just announced to go up in the budget. So there are lots of things that the Government has done.
“It’s completely wrong of the Labour party and their politicians to suggest that the Government isn’t doing anything to address what is a real problem.”
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It’s completely wrong to suggest that the Government isn’t doing anything to address a real problem
When asked to address the rise of inflation announced on Tuesday, Mr Kwarteng said: “I’m not going to argue the fact that inflation is higher than what we wanted it to be.
“3.1 per cent is frankly too high and we completely recognise the squeeze but we think this inflation figure will go down and that’s what most economists are suggesting.”
On Tuesday, the Office for National Statistics reported that the annual rate of change in the consumer price index rose to 3.1 per cent in November, compared 3 per cent in October.
Bank of England Governor Mark Carney must now write a letter to the Chancellor Philip Hammond explaining why price growth has exceeded the central banks 3 per cent upper limit.
A rise of inflation means that households are now facing even more pressure ahead of Christmas as real wages continue to decline.
A survey by Bloomberg has found that economists expect to see inflation fall to 2.3 per cent by the end of 2018.