THE Tory government was slammed by the Trade Union Congress (TUC) today as “the worst in modern history” for declining living standards for working people.

The TUC was responding to the latest data by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showing that living standards are lower now than when the Tories won the last election in 2019.

TUC general secretary Paul Nowak said: “This parliament will go down as the worst for living standards in modern history — with households worse off than at the start.”