In a major speech in Birmingham tomorrow (Wednesday), three weeks
before Christmas, , Labour’s Shadow Chancellor,
will tomorrow pose the question:
“It’s three weeks to Christmas. This week the Channel 4
Dispatches programme reported on the reality of rising child
poverty, a new Shelter report found 135,000 children will be
without a home this Christmas, and an analysis by the Equality
Trust shows the UK’s six richest people control as much wealth as
the poorest 13 million. With children going hungry and homeless
are we really living up to the values of Christianity or any
other of our religions or beliefs for that matter?”
His intervention comes as Labour reveals new research showing
that most households have also been hit by the rising cost of
living under the Conservatives.
The failure of the Conservatives to curb rising bills has cost
families nearly £6,000 a year since 2010.
today pledges to be a
Chancellor who is on your side.
In a major speech, the Shadow Chancellor is asking to be judged
not just on the public finances but on household finances
too.
Labour’s plan for real change could save families over £6,700 a
year.
Labour will take action to rebalance power and wealth to end
rip-off Britain by taking energy, water and rail into public
ownership, raising the minimum wage to a real living wage, and
extending universal basic services
, Labour’s Shadow
Chancellor, speaking in Birmingham, will say:
“As Chancellor I want to ensure Government has sound finances,
but I want more than that. I want every family, every household
in Britain to have sound finances.
“That means putting a stop to rip-off Britain and making real
change so that people are not powerless in the face of
profiteering monopolies, bad bosses at work and cast aside by a
government that just stands by.
“Judge me on the public finances, but judge me too on the money
in your pocket. You deserve better, and you will be better off
under Labour. Where the Tories have failed, a Labour government
will be on your side.”
Ends
Notes to editors
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Please see attached the dossier titled ‘Tories’ cost of
living crisis vs Labour’s plan to end rip-off Britain’.
Summary below:
Since 2010, the Tories are costing the average
household a total of £5,949:
£68 more for their dual-fuel energy bill
£75 more for their water bill
£204 more for their broadband bill
£1,740 more for season rail tickets
£1,916 more on average for childcare per child
£22 more on yearly prescription charges
£1,924 more on rent
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Labour will take urgent action to reduce household
bills, saving average families over £6,700.
With Labour, the average household would:
Save £559 on their dual-fuel energy bill
Save £113 on their water bill
Save £364 on their broadband bill
Save £2,194 on a pair of season rail tickets
Save £2,941 on average for childcare per child
Save £108 on yearly prescription charges
Save £437 on free school meals
That’s a total saving of £6,716
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Additionally were the household to have two people on
minimum wage, then the household would benefit from an £6,888
extra due to Labour’s new living wage.
