JOHN MCDONNELL has vowed that Labour will end “rip-off Britain” after research finds families are £6,000 worse off because of the Tories.
In a major election speech in Birmingham today, the shadow chancellor intends to highlight the current scale of inequality in Britain and will vow to put money “in your pocket” with a Labour government.
His intervention will come alongside analysis by Labour which suggests that the Tories have cost the average household £5,949 every year since 2010 with stagnating wages and rising household bills.
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If we can tackle the big issues, like delivering decent public services and affordable state-built and owned housing by making the richest pay a fair amount of tax, Labour can win back the trust and support of the electorate, argues ANDY McDONALD MP