Stephen Morgan MP has called out the Government’s failure to deliver for working people following new analysis from the Labour Party reveals that the price of the annual supermarket shop has risen by nearly £1,000 since the general election.
The analysis comes following the publication of April’s inflation data, as Labour accuses ministers of leaving families “worse off after fourteen years of Conservative economic chaos and decline.”
The average household would have to spend £79 a week – or £4,108 a year – on food and non-alcoholic drinks to purchase the same shop as in 2019/20, when it cost £60 a week or £3,120.
Since the 2019 general election, the price of a loaf of bread is up 40p, pack of biscuits is up 47p, price of two pints of milk is up 40p and a whole chicken is now £1.10 more expensive.
Last week Labour launched its ‘First Steps to Change Britain’, with the first of these steps focussed on delivering economic stability with tough spending rules, so we can grow our economy and keep taxes, inflation, and mortgages as low as possible.
Commenting, Portsmouth South MP Stephen Morgan said:
“The inflation figures released today will provide little comfort to Portsmouth people who are continuing to struggle to make ends meet, despite the Prime Minister’s claim that family finances are getting better.
“All the Prime Minister needs to do is look at the average family’s bank balances and the price of the weekly shop to know they are worse off.
“The Government has failed to address the problems of their own making. Only Labour has a bold and realistic plan to ensure families are better off and have more pounds in their pocket, bringing economic stability and security once again.”
Darren Jones MP, Labour’s Shadow Chief Secretary, said:
“On Wednesday Rishi Sunak will take off on another bizarre victory lap as he pats himself on the back, while families across Britain struggle with the cost of living.
“On the Conservatives’ watch families have been left hundreds of pounds a year worse off after fourteen years of Conservative economic chaos and decline.
“Only Labour can be trusted to protect and improve family finances. Labour’s first steps will deliver economic stability so we can grow our economy and keep taxes, inflation and mortgages as low as possible.”
Labour’s First Steps for Change:
- Deliver economic stability with tough spending rules, so we can grow our economy and keep taxes, inflation and mortgages as low as possible.
- Cut NHS waiting times with 40,000 more appointments each week, during evenings and weekends, paid for by cracking down on tax avoidance and non-dom loopholes.
- Launch a new Border Security Command with hundreds of new specialist investigators and use counter-terror powers to smash the criminal boat gangs.
- Set up Great British Energy a publicly-owned clean power company, to cut bills for good and boost energy security, paid for by a windfall tax on oil and gas giants.
- Crack down on antisocial behaviour with more neighbourhood police paid for by ending wasteful contracts, tough new penalties for offenders, and a new network of youth hubs.
- Recruit 6,500 new teachers in key subjects to prepare children for life, work and the future, paid for by ending tax breaks for private schools.
