Cost of Living: Conservatives blaming people for not earning enough
A government minister has suggested that people struggling with the cost of living should take on more hours or move to a better-paid job. Rachel Maclean, the safeguarding minister, told Sky News' Kay Burley that those were some of the ways households could "protect themselves" as prices soar. Responding to the suggestion that people should take on more hours or get a new job to deal with the cost of living crisis, Liberal Democrat Work & Pensions Spokesperson Wendy Chamberlain MP said: "So the Conservatives' answer to the cost-of-living emergency is that people should just earn more? This shows just how out of touch they truly are. "Millions of families have had to make huge cutbacks and taken on extra work in order to weather the cost of living crisis. They simply cannot do any more. "Instead of blaming people for not earning enough, Ministers should take real action to help families and pensioners now - by slashing VAT to give people £600 back in their pockets and putting a windfall tax on oil and gas companies to bring energy bills down." Minister says people should work more hours or move to a better job to protect themselves from cost of living surge Read in Sky News: https://apple.news/A2ORlAC_9QR-X9CtEFxQCjA
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