Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves accuses UK government of "gaslighting" public about economy, claiming ministers' optimistic statements are "out of touch" with cost-of-living struggles.

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves accuses the UK government of "gaslighting" the public about the economy, claiming ministers' over-optimistic statements are "out of touch" with Britons still struggling with the cost of living. Reeves will seek to get ahead of the Conservative's response to economic data and argue that Jeremy Hunt and Rishi Sunak's likely message of an improving economy is "deluded".

May 06, 2024
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