ONS economy stats: Tomorrow is judgement day for Jeremy Hunt

EMBARGO: Immediate release

Responding to this morning's ONS earnings and employment figures, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney said: 

"Tomorrow is judgement day for Jeremy Hunt. He must finally end the cost of living crisis and the endless pay squeeze which is crippling families across the country.

"The revolving door of Conservative Chancellors in recent years have all failed at keeping prices down. Jeremy Hunt can take action tomorrow and cut energy bills by £500, by introducing a proper windfall tax on the bumper profits of oil and gas firms. They are raking in billions off the back of higher energy bills and the public won't stomach it any longer."

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