ONS pay-squeeze figures: The Government simply doesn't care

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Responding to the latest ONS unemployment and earnings figures which saw average pay fall by 2.3% in the year to December 2022 to February 2023, Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesperson Sarah Olney said:

"This is a damning verdict on the Government's attempt to end the cost of living crisis. 

"Jeremy Hunt is the latest out of touch Conservative Chancellor to completely fail on rising prices. 

"The Conservative party's gross mismanagement of the British economy has lead to inflation rising and growth plummeting. People need urgent help with rising food and energy bills, yet the Government simply doesn't care."

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